I was raised in Oregon by the mountains and the streams Raised by the rugged, the wild and the free And I'm a dreamer Of better days to come Now I'd be lyin' if said it wasn't a fight Spent many evenings cryin' through the night And we're all searchin' How to get a life right Oh, you'll never know where life could go If you don't let down your fear Oh, you'll never find what you're searchin' for Until you learn how How to set it free My parents left me when I was really young They left me to deal with the settin' of the Sun But I held my head high I said my goodbyes and moved on My grandparents picked up the pieces where they fell They taught me that everyone got a story to tell And we're all searchin' For somewhere to belong Oh, you'll never know where life could go If you don't let down your fear Oh, you'll never find what you're searchin' for Until you learn how How to set it free Well, I once heard a wise man say That if you want love, you gotta give it away 'Cause at the heart of life, well, it comes with sacrifice And those of you who lose it find life Gotta set it free I was raised in Oregon by the mountains and the streams Raised by the rugged, the wild and the free And I'm a dreamer Of better days to come