From the city streets where the lights burn bright
I dream of Muskoka on a cool fall night
Where red squirrels chitter in the pine trees tall
And chipmunks scurry making homes so small
The birds sing sweet in the cool morning breeze
That's the kind of peace I need to release
But I'm stuck in traffic Toronto's daily grind
With all nature's songs playing in my mind
I'm a city soul with a country heart
Driving the 401 but those're worlds apart
The red squirrels call and the chipmunks play
While I'm stuck in the city just counting the days
From the condo lights to the lakeshore view
I'm trading all this noise for open skies so blue
Muskoka's close but it feels so far
Dreaming of the wild where the real stars are
Sitting on the dock sunning in the day
Watching the lake dance as the nature plays
At night I'm star-gazing the milky-way in sight
Nature's stunning magic under northern lights
But I'm in the city where the stars don't shine
Surrounded by construction losing track of time
Muskoka feels like it's a world away
Though it's just a few hours more if the traffic gave way
I'm a city soul with a country heart
Driving the 401 but those're worlds apart
The red squirrels call and the chipmunks play
While I'm stuck in the city just counting the days
From the condo lights to the lakeshore view
I'm trading all this noise for open skies so blue
Muskoka's close but it feels so far
Dreaming of the wild where the real stars are (the real stars are)
I'm a city soul with a country heart
Driving the 401 but those're worlds apart
The red squirrels call and the chipmunks play
While I'm stuck in the city just counting the days