Lonely Mountain Road

Lyrics

[Verse 1] By the hedge and the gate, I packed my stubborn shoes A seedcake in my coat, And a road I had to choose The lane fell past the fields To a hill with old stone bones I said goodbye to green, Then I walked with my own name [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the sky was turning iron And the wind knew my face Every mile pulled harder Toward that far-off place [Chorus] Lonely Mountain, call my name (Oh, call my name) Lonely Mountain, I will climb (I will climb) Gold in the dark And fire in the stone Lonely Mountain, I’m coming home (I’m coming home) [Verse 2] I met a peddler crow On a bridge of rotten planks He laughed at my small feet And my too-light little pack But I kept my eyes ahead Past the pine and frozen stream For something buried deep That was bigger than a dream [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the night was laying low And the moon was split in two Every step said harder Every breath said, do [Chorus] Lonely Mountain, call my name (Oh, call my name) Lonely Mountain, I will climb (I will climb) Gold in the dark And fire in the stone Lonely Mountain, I’m coming home (I’m coming home) [Bridge] If the wolves come down the pass And the cold bites through my skin I’ll keep one hand on hope And one hand on the wind For the halls beneath the hill For the doors that long stood sealed I’m a small heart, I know But I’m made for the steep field [Final Chorus] Lonely Mountain, call my name (Oh, call my name) Lonely Mountain, I will climb (I will climb) Gold in the dark And fire in the stone Lonely Mountain, I’m coming home (I’m coming home) Lonely Mountain, call my name (Oh, call my name) Lonely Mountain, I will climb (I will climb) Bells in the deep And dawn on my door Lonely Mountain, I’m coming home (I’m coming home)