Climbing Up a Mountain

CLIMBIN UP A MOUNTAIN
by Tim O'Brien Howdy Skies Universal Music ASCAP


I BEEN CLIMBIN' UP A MOUNTAIN SINCE THE DAY THAT I WAS BORN
IT’S BEEN SO LONG OF A JOURNEY
AND I FEEL KINDA TIRED AND WORN
TIRED AND WORN KINDA TIRED AND WORN
SO LONG OF A JOURNEY AND I FEEL KINDA TIRED AND WORN

THERE’ S A PICTURE IN MY MEMORY
LIKE IT’S ETCHED IN A WALL OF STONE
AND IF I CLOSE MY EYES I CAN SEE HER
EVEN THOUGH THOSE DAYS ARE GONE
THOSE DAYS ARE GONE THOSE DAYS ARE GONE
I CAN STILL CLOSE MY EYES EVEN THOUGH THOSE DAYS ARE GONE

NOW I ALWAYS HAD WHAT I NEEDED I ALWAYS HAD ME A PLACE TO GO
AND IF I LISTEN TO WHAT MY HEART SAID
I ALWAYS KNEW WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU NEED KNOW
JUST LISTEN TO YOUR HEART AND YOU HEAR WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

NOW I’M WALKIN' ALL ALONE NOW I’M UP HIGH ABOVE THE PINES
I CAN TURN AND LOOK ALL AROUND ME
AND SEE WHAT I LEFT BEHIND WHAT I LEFT BEHIND
WHAT I LEFT BEHIND
THEY’RE ALL AROUND ME ALL THE THINGS THAT I LEFT BEHIND

NOW MY STEPS KEEP GETTING SHORTER AS I GET CLOSER TO THE TOP
AND I’M SLOWIN' WAY WAY DOWN NOW
CAUSE I DON’T WANT TO HAVE TO STOP
TO HAVE TO STOP WANT TO HAVE TO STOP
I GET CLOSER AND CLOSER AND I DON’T WANT TO HAVE TO STOP

I BEEN CLIMBIN' UP A MOUNTAIN SINCE THE DAY THAT I WAS BORN
IT’S BEEN SO LONG OF A JOURNEY
AND I FEEL KINDA TIRED AND WORN
TIRED AND WORN KINDA TIRED AND WORN
SO LONG OF A JOURNEY AND I FEEL KINDA TIRED AND WORN