This is a song about how the Mackenzie River, a massive river that winds its way through a large portion of Canada's Northwest Territories, is central to the lives of the people that live there. The area is fairly isolated and much of it is only readily accessible by small planes for most of the year. The river is an important supply line for the communities near it. The final verse also points out the river would be just a lot of water if there weren't people there to use and appreciate it.
This is a song about how the Mackenzie River, a massive river that winds its way through a large portion of Canada's Northwest Territories, is central to the lives of the people that live there. The area is fairly isolated and much of it is only readily accessible by small planes for most of the year. The river is an important supply line for the communities near it. The final verse also points out the river would be just a lot of water if there weren't people there to use and appreciate it.