Lonely Mountain

Oh, tiring city

Leave you from time to time

People with things in their ears

Cutting me off in line

Get on the long yellow highway

Need to get the hell out

Hassles, hassles, hassles

Always stacking up

Oh, jilted lover

Why won't you leave me be

Why must you grind your ax

Against my fruit bearing tree

Oh, lonely mountain

Quiet, peaceful, and green

Out here in isolation

Don't hear no ambulance screams

Oh, bitter friend

Envious of others' jobs

Envious of others' freedom

Got to work hard to find your sweet spot

Devoted my whole life

Nothing came by luck

Your dad paid for your college

My dad gave me five bucks

Oh, endless sessions

Down here at Ellis and Hyde

My elbows at the desk

I listened and scrutinized

Come home, lay down in bed

Drum loop stuck in my head

Tried to shut my brain off

And open that [?] again

Oh, lonely record

No longer has a home

Only money comes

When I get out on the road

Oh, lonely ocean

Why must I cross

To end up in Puerto Real, Spain

Where I'll turn and I'll toss

Oh, lonely singer

Lies there awake, looks at the clock

Flipping through a black book

Relearning songs that he's forgot

Oh, eager fan

Follows me show to show

Well, if I have a good night

I might come out and say hello

Oh, patient lover

Waiting by the phone

I call her from my layover

And tell her I'm coming home

Scattered lights of south San Francisco

Sparkle like diamonds

When the night is black

And my airplane's downward gliding

Oh, love I missed you

Lie down next to me

Sway with me like the ocean

'Til I fall into a deep long sleep

Oh, dandelions

Coming up from the ground

I reach for a notebook

Write down some words and try to wind down