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Mountaintop

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Mountaintop was released on November 12, 2021 by Engelhardt Music Group as a part of the album Mountaintop

Song Details

AlbumMountaintop

Release DateNovember 12, 2021

LabelEngelhardt Music Group

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM108

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Don Schlitz

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Don Schlitz

Composer

Adam Engelhardt

Adam Engelhardt

Composer

Glen Carlton Duncan

Glen Carlton Duncan

Composer

Lyrics

One day I went looking for the man who was sitting on the mountaintop

I figured he could tell me all the secrets in the world that time forgot

Early in the morning, I commenced my climb

Thinking my worries would be left behind

If I could only talk to the man who was sitting on the mountaintop

Half-past noon, I was half-way up, and the sun was high

I’d packed a little lunch ‘cause if I don’t eat, I tend to die

So IO sat down with my bread and my wine

And then I figured, hmm, nap time

Then I’ll resume searching for the man who was sitting on the mountaintop

I guess that maybe I slept a little longer than I thought i would

It was getting kind of dark and I thought to myself, self, this ain’t good

So I got some rocks together and I made a little chair

Figured I would spend the night right there

Then tomorrow I would find the man who was sitting on the mountaintop

Next morning the sun came up and I yawned and began to rise

But when I looked down the hill i received a big big big surprise

About a hundred folks, walking in a line

On a mission that appeared to be much like mine

All going to talk to the man who was sitting on the mountaintop

And I didn’t know what to do

So I sat and watched as near they drew

As far as I could see

Every minute they were closer and closer to me

And then and then and then

And then and then and then

And then

And then

And then and then and then again

The one at the front of the line said “sir, we have come to this spot

In search of the answers to the secrets of the world that time forgot”

I considered his hopeful face

And I said “well, you’ve come to the right place”

And that’s when I became the man who’s sitting on the mountaintop

Now ever since the day Iwoke up sitting on the mountaintop

I’ve been meeting with folks who come looking for the secrets that time forgot

They bring me bread, the bring me wine

It’s a pretty cool gig, most of the time

To have the job of the man who’s sitting on the mountaintop

Now, I bet you’re thinking I’m a con and the truth is I don’t know squat

And I bet you want to know what I tell ‘em is the secret that time forgot

Well, I never a lie

I just look ‘em in the eye

And i say when you get a little tired, it ain’t no sin to stop

And find yourself a place to rest for the rest of the time you’ve got

‘cause if you want to be happy in the world, it don’t really take a lot

A little bread, a little wine, and a seat on a more-or-less right-size rock

And you’ll know every single secret of the world that time forgot

When it’s your turn to be the man who’s sitting on the mountaintop

And this song was written

By the man who was sitting

On the mountaintop

Words & Music by

Don Schlitz

Written by: Adam Engelhardt, Don Schlitz, Glen Carlton Duncan

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