off this mountaintop

i've laid up here so long

i can't recall what for

was it the wine-stained bed or the creakin' floor?

either way i'm fed-up now and drunk and blue

i'm comin' off this mountaintop for you

i know this time of year you're prob'ly sick of rain

those southern storms blow in

sound like a haunted train

but don't you fret no thunder that's rolling through

i'm comin' off this mountaintop for you

and to our broken past

we'll wave goodbye

and look ahead with faith and a hopeful eye

so set the table up

i'll bring the guitar down

and i'll wear your favorite suit

you wear that flowing gown

and for your arms i'll stagger and fall into

i'm comin' off this mountaintop for you

i'm comin' off this mountaintop for you