well the weekend's finally here
st. croix river, here i come
time for me to disappear,

head into that sky-blue-water sun

i'm going up north

ten thousand lakes say jump in
those blue-eyed girls know something
so you better be listening


get on board
gather up all of your friends

this is where the blacktop ends
this is where the fun begins


you are entering
north country


this is where the old man mississippi
starts to rip and make his run
and when you see those northern lights, hold on tight

because the ride has just begun

we're going up north

ten thousand lakes say jump in
those blue-eyed girls know something
so you better be listening


so get on board
gather up all of your friends

this is where the blacktop ends
this is where the fun begins


you are entering
north country


up here we need to learn to sing
a song for every season


winter has a reason
otherwise there'd be no spring


when summer comes we soak it in
and play our way through autumn
raise your glasses if you got 'em

and let's toast the whole damn thing

put the city in the rear view

forget your 9-to-5
you're about to see north country come alive


up here we need to learn to sing
a song for every season
winter has a reason

otherwise there'd be no spring

when summer comes

we get wild and free
there ain't a better place to be
so raise your hands and sing with me

we're all going up to the north country