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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Taylor
James Taylor
Vocals
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
Bass Guitar
Michael Landau
Michael Landau
Electric Guitar
Andrea Zonn
Andrea Zonn
Fiddle
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd
Drums
Luis Conte
Luis Conte
Percussion
Larry Goldings
Larry Goldings
Piano
David Lasley
David Lasley
Vocals
Kate Markowitz
Kate Markowitz
Vocals
Arnold McCuller
Arnold McCuller
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Taylor
James Taylor
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave O'Donnell
Dave O'Donnell
Producer

Lyrics

I'm not smart enough for this life I've been livin' A little bit slow for the pace of the dream It's not that I'm ungrateful for all I've been given But nevertheless, just the same I wish to my soul I was back in Montana High on my mountain and deep in the snow Up in my cabin over the valley Under the blankets with you Over the ocean from here (oh) Over the mountains from there (oh) Who can imagine the scale of the forces That pushed this old mountain range up in the sky? Tectonic creation, erosion, mutation Somethin' to pleasure God's eye The world is a wonder of lightnin' and thunder And green of the ground as we fall from the sky The old and new faces, the tribes and the races Thousands of places to try Over the ocean from here (oh) Over the mountains from there (oh) One sits and waits while the other one wanders And squanders his time with a life on the road Down from the mountain, across the wide ocean The world is in motion and cannot be slowed Enough for today... the demands of the moment The thing on my mind is the work in my hand Wood for the woodstove and water for coffee Somethin' I can still understand We got a few friends but not many neighbors The trip into town takes us most of the day And after, "Hello", and "it's sure good to see you" It seems like there's nothin' to say Over the ocean from here
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