Story Behind The Song
I had a friend who moved far away, and I missed them and wanted them to come back to the home of their youth so I could see them more often.
Song Description
A friend has spent their youth in the Rocky Mountains of Idaho with friends and family and good times. They have moved far away, and Idaho wants them back.
| Song Length |
3:39 |
Genre |
Country - Bluegrass, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Welcoming, Content |
Subject |
State, Youth |
| Similar Artists |
June Carter |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1960 - 1969 |
| |
Lyrics
When you were young, you roamed these hills and valleys. You climbed the peaks and breathed the mountain air. You rode the raging rapids through the the canyons, and felt the love of Heaven dwelling there. Your friends would lift your heart with their laughter. Your family taught you to be strong. Your faith always kept you moving forward. The love in your heart was never wrong.
Now those rugged Rocky Mountains wait to surround and protect you. Their lofty peaks stand blanketed in snow; And can you hear the wind as it whispers through the pines? It's calling you, "Come back to Idaho!"
'Tho your feet are firmly planted in that soil there, you're reminded of a place you used to know; And it seems the breeze grows sweeter as it whispers in your ear, "You've been gone too long. Come back to Idaho."
There is one thing I think you should know, my friend: It doesn't matter where you may roam. It doesn't matter where the road may lead you, Just know you can always come back home; For even with the beauty that surrounds us, Still an aching emptiness remains; and echoing up and down the river, the canyon walls are calling out your name.
Now those rugged Rocky Mountains wait to surround and protect you. Their lofty peaks stand blanketed in snow; And can you hear the wind as it whispers through the pines? It's calling you, "Come back to Idaho!"
Come back, come back, come back to Idaho.