Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh We come from the land of the ice and snow On we sweep with threshing oar Our only goal will be the western shore From the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow The hammer of the gods W'ell drive our ships to new lands To

An empire for you An empire for two Running wild that will create Heavy stones fear no weather From the rain comes a river Illuminate there is a river Feel the ocean as it breathes Shivering teeth See the mountains where they meet

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh We come from the land of the ice and snow On we sweep with threshing oar Our only goal will be the western shore From the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow The hammer of the gods W'ell drive our ships to new lands To

How 'bout you? To tell the truth I think we're the chosen few An' how 'bout you? Do you feel the way I do? Yeah, I like my country rocking', how 'bout you? Yeah, I know where I come from I don't need baggy clothes Or rings in my nose to be cool

That's where I come from Back where I come from Where I'll be when it's said and done And I'm proud as anyone Well, in the town where I was raised The clock ticks and the cattle graze Time passed with amazing grace You can lie on a riverbank Or paint

Los Angelenos All come from somewhere Making up for all the time gone by Hiding up in the mountains Laying low in the canyons Goin' nowhere on the streets Makin' love with the natives In their Hollywood places To live in sunshine

I want to tell you 'bout my good thing I ain't disclosing no names but He sure is a good friend and I ain't gonna tell you where he comes from, no If I tell you you won't come again, hey I ain't gonna tell you nothin' but I do will, but I know, yeah Now

All my life Everything's been after me I just refused to see Take me in from the storm Come and rescue me Under the wings of mother mary Here is where It goes on and on and on Beneath the tree of heaven

And you're the darkest one Come in, come in, come in, come in Where the wild are strong (Wild are strong) And the strong are the darkest ones (The strong are the darkest ones) From under these darling skies come in It's warm and it's safe here and almost

When the memory leaves you Somewhere you can't make it home When the morning comes to meet you Waking light, it grew from the shadow Brace yourself to the morning low Night is gone, long way turning You've waited long enough to know Lay me down in waking