Mountain Eulogy

Daddy's fate was sealed when he was stuck in a blizzard

And a vein burst in his head

Came down the mountain in a storm

And three days later he was dead

When it was clear his time was near we told him we'd be okay

Gave him his last sip of beer

And he drifted away

Mikey was only 48 years old when it all caught up with him

Wasted away to bag of bones and the doctors had nothing for him

And he loved those goddamn mountains

With every breath it's true

That's where we left his ashes

He's part of the mountain now too

Dougie's dead 6 weeks after Mike

We never saw his pain

Until he took a .40 caliber bullet

And put it through his brain

And we will never know why cause

He didn't leave a note

I think it's those fucking mountains

Playing some kind of joke

Momma died years ago

She died on the east coast

She died in the Piedmont hills

When the cancer took it's toll

Shes' a good West Virginia girl

She's buried back home

Buried on family land

Among the mountain folk

You might love the grandeur

Of the Rocky Mountain High

But for me and my family

We go the mountains to die

You might love the beauty

Of an Appalachian Sky

But for me and my family

We go to the mountains to die

Daddy was a working man

He worked himself to the bone

He retired just in time

For the bank to steal his home

He went up to the mountaintop

To spend time with his sons

In due time the mountain came

And claimed the souls of everyone

Mikey had gifted hands

He could fix most anything

Dougie liked playing his music He'd pick up his guitar and sing

And they all lived together

At least for a time

But then everything changed

When daddy went and died

You might love the grandeur

Of the Rocky Mountain High

But for me and my family

We go the mountains to die

You might love the beauty

Of an Appalachian Sky

But for me and my family

We go to the mountains to die

There aren't many of us left

And I'll have to wait and see

If some godforsaken mountain

Beckons and calls on me

Pulls me up to the summit

Up among the stars

At least I know my family

Won't be very far

You might love the grandeur

Of the Rocky Mountain High

But for me and my family

We go the mountains to die

You might love the beauty

Of an Appalachian Sky

But for me and my family

We go to the mountains to die