I been climbin‘ up a mountain since the day that I was born It’s been so long of a journey, I feel kind of tired and worn Tired and worn, kind of tired and worn So long of a journey and I feel kind of tired and worn There’s a picture in my memory Like it’s etched in a wall of stone 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 close my eyes even though those days are gone I always had what I needed, always had me a place to go If I listened to what my heart said Always knew what I needed to know What you need to know, what you need to know Just listen to your heart and you’ll hear what you need to know Now I’m walkin‘ all alone now, I’m up high above the pines And 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 I left behind Now my steps keep gettin‘ 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 Have to stop, I know I have to stop I get closer and closer but I don’t want to have to stop Repeat first verse