Boy from the Country - Michael Martin Murphey

Because he called the forest brother

Because he called the earth his mother

They drove him out into the rain

Some people even said the boy from the country was insane

Because he spoke with fish in the creek

He tried to tell us that the animals could speak

Who knows, perhaps they do How do you know they don t Just because they ve never spoken to you

Boy from the country, he left his home when he was young

Boy from the country, he loves the sun

He tried to tell us that we should love the land

We turned our heads and laughed

And we did not understand

Sometimes I think that the boy from the country

Is the only one who sees

Because the boy from the country

Doesn t want to see the forest for the trees

Boy from the country, he left his home when he was young

Boy from the country, he loves the sun

Words and music by Michael Murphy