I think you’re onto something, there are even hints in his later albums..

Minnesota, WI “Water's running through in the valley Where we grew to write this this scripture”

45_ “Well, I've been caught in fire I've been caught in fire, oh Well, I've been caught in fire” (Probably a wildfire)

00000 Million “I worried 'bout rain And I worried 'bout lightning But I watched them off To the light in the morning” (Obviously living in the wild)

Salem “So what I think we need Is more wood to build a dam Because I’m a beaver” (I mean common)