High Up On The Mountain

High up on the mountain
I know that's where you are
Walking in God's holy light
Swimming in the stars
High up on the mountain

Your mama cried a thousand tears
The day we ran away
Cried until the river ran
From her feet into the sea
Into the deep blue sea

I walked for days to let your kin
Know that you had passed
Your pa, he knew from a mile away
He didn't even ask

God took you too early
But I am just a man
Down here in the valley
Trying to understand
Trying to understand

Sometimes late at night
When spring begins to thaw
I hear you whispering soft and low
On the breeze coming down the draw
Coming down the mountain

High up on the mountain
I know that's where you are
Walking in God's holy light
Swimming in the stars
High up on the mountain