lyrics
When I was a young boy I walked down these same roads
Barefoot, Kickin' up loose dirt
These hollers, hills, and valleys were my home
Runnin' past the general store, rollin' down the railroad tracks
Jumpin' on the coal cars and never once looking back
Chewin' on teaberry, goin' to the fishin' hole
Suckin' on horehound, didn't give a thought to growing old
Never give up my father told me, stand upright and be strong
Let your beliefs not be swayed, don't sell your soul for a song
The leaves they may be blown from the big sandy to the bluegrass
But my heart will always be here, though my body yet will pass
I'm a man, man mountain, a man, man mountain
A mountain man, a mountain man
I'm a man, man mountain, a man, man mountain
A mountain man, a mountain man
So I set out to see the cities, the world would yield beneath my feet
I've seen enough and now I'm back home, my heart intact, my body beat
They shot me down like Gunga Din, but no one came to bring me drink
Still I held to my father's words when left dying on the brink
You may call me crazy, you may say that I'm a lush
But hear you my sharpened tongue and thy lips I'll surely hush
You can keep your concrete jungles, save for yourself your orange skies
I'll never again leave old Kentucky, here I was born and here I'll die
The leaves they may be blown from the big sandy to the bluegrass
But my heart will always be here, though my body yet will pass
I'm a man, man mountain, a man, man mountain
A mountain man, a mountain man
I'm a man, man mountain, a man, man mountain
A mountain man, a mountain man
credits
from
Man Mountain,
released August 22, 2004
Cedric Warner Sparkman: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Kent Colwell: Lead Guitar, Bass
Owen Slone: Drums
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