Forgive me please for I don't know what to do
I climbed a mountain top so I can get a better view
I need at least a clue, two, three, maybe four
I need at least a few so I can get a better view

All I need is a better view
To get through

The wind is in my hair
I've got a cross to bear
This really isn't fair
It's cold up here

The wind is in my hair
I've got a cross to bear
This really isn't fair
It's cold up here

The view is great from here
I see the masses gather round
They won't believe the kind of shit that I have found
Forgive me y'all I dropped the ball
Stop this fall
I wish I had a clue so I could get a better view

All I need is a better view
To get through

The wind is in my hair
I've got a cross to bear
This really isn't fair
It's cold up here

The wind is in my hair
I've got a cross to bear
This really isn't fair
It's cold up here (x3)

The wind is in my hair
I've got a cross to bear
This really isn't fair
It's cold up here

The wind is in my hair
I've got a cross to bear
This really isn't fair
It's cold up here (x2)

I've got a cross to bear
God damn it's cold up here
The wind is in my hair

Forgive me please for I don't know what to do
I climbed a mountain top
so I can get a better view


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    This song affects me on a deeply personal level. Many times I feel shackled by society and people. When I begin to feel that way I know that I must escape. For me, escape ususally means to go to the mountains alone. To be in a solitary place where I can think and try to make sense out of life's messes.

    dopeymonkeyyon November 10, 2004   Link

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