The G hills were alive with wild C flowers and, G I
Was as wild, even D wilder than G they
For at least I could run, they just C died in the G sun
And I refused to just D wither in G place
Just a C wild mountain rose, needing G freedom to grow
So I C ran fearing not where I'd G go-o- D -o
When a G flower grows wild, it can C always sur- G vive
Wildflowers don't D care where they G grow.
And the flowers I knew, in the fields where I grew
Were content to be lost in the crowd
They were commonly close, I had no room to grow
And I wanted so much to branch out
So I uprooted myself, from my home ground and left
Took my dreams and I took to the road-o-oad
When a flower grows wild, it can always survive
Wildflowers don't care where they grow.
I grew up fast and wild and I never felt right
In a garden so different from me
I just never belonged, I just longed to be gone
So the garden one day, set me free
I hitched a ride with the wind, and since he was my friend
I just let him decide where we'd go-o-o
When a flower grows wild, it can always survive
Wildflowers don't care where they grow.
Just a wild mountain rose, seeking myst'ries untold
No regrets for the path that I chose-o-ose
When a flower grows wild, it can always survive
Wildflowers don't care where they grow.
SOURCE:
THE TRIO: Dolly Parton-Linda Ronstadt-Emmy Lou Harris
Dolly Parton
