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Packed my bags at seventeen, left a note upon the door
Said i'm heading to the mountains, can't pretend anymore
That this small town fits my spirit, that these walls can hold my dreams
So i'm following the river to wherever it may lead
Papa said i was foolish, mama cried and held me tight
But i could hear the mountains calling in the middle of the night
With nothing but my guitar and holes inside my shoes
I walked away from everything i thought i'd never lose
Singing mountain song, mountain song
Been walking for so long
Looking for a place where i belong
Mountain song, mountain song
Maybe i was wrong
But I'll keep singing my mountain song
Found a cabin by the lake where an old man lives alone
He said "child, you look tired, why don't you rest your weary bones"
We talked about the weather, about the changing of the trees
He said "sometimes what you're seeking is the journey, not the peace"
Worked the fields through summer, learned to read the morning sky
Felt the seasons in my heartbeat, watched the geese as they flew by
Found a strength i didn't know i had, a voice i'd never heard
Sometimes wisdom comes in silence, sometimes spoken without words
Singing mountain song, mountain song
Been walking for so long
Looking for a place where i belong
Mountain song, mountain song
Maybe i was wrong
But i'll keep singing my mountain song
When autumn came, i realized
I'd been searching for my home
But home isn't just a place you find
It's the peace you've always known
The mountains didn't change me
They just showed me who i was
A wanderer, a dreamer
Living life because
Now i write letters to my parents, tell them about the things i've seen
How the sunrise paints the valley in a thousand shades of green
I may not have the answers to the questions that i had
But i've learned that sometimes leaving is the best gift to be glad
The old man passed last winter, left me his guitar
Said "keep on singing, child, you'll never wander far
From the truth that's deep inside you, from the song that makes you whole"
Now i understand the mountains were just mirrors of my soul
Singing mountain song, mountain song
I'm right where i belong
Found my place within this mountain song
Mountain song, mountain song
I was never wrong
To keep singing my mountain song
Mountain song
Where i belong
My mountain song
I'll keep singing my mountain song
So if you hear the mountains calling in the middle of the night
Don't be afraid to answer, don't be afraid to take flight