The Hills I Used to Know

Verse 1

The Adirondacks hold their breath

In silver mist above the pines

I left the city's iron teeth

For the quiet that this valley finds

Chorus

Upstate New York

Where the rivers run cold and slow

Upstate New York

Where the long October shadows grow

I am homeward bound

To the hills I used to know

Verse 2

The orchard rows are bent with fruit

The barn door swings upon its chain

My mother's garden keeps its root

And summer hums a low refrain

Chorus

Upstate New York

Where the rivers run cold and slow

Upstate New York

Where the long October shadows grow

I am homeward bound

To the hills I used to know

Bridge

Oh the snow returns each year

Winding down the country lane

Every season brings me here

The old refrain again and again

Chorus

Upstate New York

Where the rivers run cold and slow

Upstate New York

Where the long October shadows grow

I am homeward bound

To the hills I used to know