I knew that I’d wind up a bush pilot’s wife
With nothin’ to lose and heaven to gain
Here’s to the wild and here’s to the free
Here’s to Alaska and me
Here’s to Alaska, here’s to the people
Here’s to the wild and here’s to the free
When I came to Alaska, the land that I love
Here’s to Alaska, here’s to the people
For all of the beauty my children will see
Here’s to my life in a chosen country
And I felt like a loser but I turned out the winner
And I dreamed I was flying over mountains and glaciers
We sleep near the sound of a slow running river
I was born in a cabin on little Mulchatna
And once more to gaze at the great northern lights
Here’s to my life in a chosen country
And wake up most mornings to a drizzling rain
And a little bit of trouble to get on the move
And we face every day like the first or the last one
Here’s to my life in a chosen country
From the first time I flew with my father a singin’
Here’s to the wild and here’s to the free
Somehow I knew I’d live there one day
Here’s to Alaska and me
Well, it took me some growin’ and a fair bit of schoolin’
Here’s to Alaska, here’s to the people
Here’s to Alaska and me
Oh, for the fire on a cold winter’s night
Raised in hard times but I had a good life
