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Lyrics:

Act I: Journey

(1) Mountainsong

I can't hear anything but the cars and the city... / I can't hear my mountainsong... I can't hear it all along.. / I've got to get away for a while / I've got to leave my life behind / I've got to run away for a bit / I've got to remember my song...

(2) Halfway Away From Home

I'm traveling down an old highway / I'm looking out for the next turn / and I don't know where the next curve will lead / I'm halfway away from home / I'm staring down the horizon / it's calling me to come and meet it / but I don't know if I ever shall reach / I'm halfway away from home

I can smell the air and it's getting closer / hair in the wind and eyes ahead / hours pass the day is getting darker / I'm halfway away from my home

I'm racing 'round the mountain byway / I smile at all the trees below me / and I don't know why I'd ever slow down / I'm halfway away from home / I'm driving fast but unhurried / my journey's only just beginning / and I feel brand new with each mile behind / I'm halfway away from home

I'm getting closer to the end now / I'm tempted just to keep on going / and I don't know where this road may lead / if I stay halfway away from home

(3) New Era Starship

It's the corner that gets turned / the rear view isn't what it used to be / we can't see far ahead of our future imperfect..

Behind us was the craft of years / rocketing us to who knows where / but we're not where we used to be..

I don't know where I'm going / but I can tell you it's where I haven't been.

Oh Yoko, I've never heard anyone so lost / who knew precisely where she was / and where she's going still / you're in my ears and I hear the call / of a New Era Starship / it's right behind me / it's light years away now

Intermission:

(4) I've Never Been So Glad To See The Rain

(Instrumental)

Act II:  Tranquility

(5) Cloudwatcher

You could paint a waterfall from the highest mountain.. / You could paint a snowcapped peak, a rainbow ten miles wide.. / You could paint in green, white, and grey..  And the blue haze lightly..  / You could watch the picture change as the clouds drift once more..

(6) The Only Flower In Your Garden

Sunlight, rain, and air / These are the things we all need to survive..
I shed my petals and wilt / so I may become beautiful once more..
Unique, exotic, and fragile / and yet we stand up strong and proud
I shed my petals and wilt / so I may reach for the sun once more

Oh!  How your garden doesn't grow!

I'm the only flower in your garden / but I reach for the sun / it shines on......

(7) A Perfect Sunset

I can't see the sunset / it's far behind the clouds / pink and blue are dancing / to welcome in the moon
I can't see the sunset / it's hidden from my eyes / the sun's decline is certain / the earth must spin once more
I can't see the sunset / the haze is growing dark / the highest mountain summit / illuminates behind
I can't see the sunset / the moments fade away / but what I see is beautiful / I wouldn't trade my view
..of a perfect sunset

(8) One Last Summer Ale

It's the last day of our summer / tomorrow we go back / we face the things we left behind / the days are getting shorter
It's the last day in the mountains / tomorrow we go back / but what we're taking with us / makes the drive worthwhile
It's the last day of vacation / tomorrow we go back / let's celebrate the week we've had / you'll find me on the porch

So here's a toast, now bottoms up! / Let's drink to all our friends / We'll be on the porch / Drinkin' one last summer ale

Epilogue:

(9) Citysong (Mountainsong Reprise)

I can hear everything plus the cars and the city / I can hear my mountainsong! / I can sing it all day long! / I've got to go back to my life / I've got to get back to my home / I've got to show my love for the world / I've got to sing my song!



Mountainsong by Claire Eclectic is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.