Been To The Mountain

I got nothin' to prove, I've got nothin' to sell

I'm not buyin' what you've got, I ain't ringin' no bells

I got a myth in my pocket, got a bullet in my teeth

I'm goin' straight in the fire, I'm gonna talk to the high priest

Used to be a lover, queen, and a drifter

A cowboy devil, a bride and a boxer

A pilgrim and a thief, but it was me underneath

I just know who I'm not, and man, that's alright with me

Alright, alright

Can't tell me nothin', babe, and that's a fact

I have been to the mountain and back

Alright

Well, I wish I was God, but I'm glad that I'm not

'Cause I think too much, got my head in a knot

The world's on fire, better save your brother

I've been a child and I've been a mother

I've been a victim and I've been a tumor

Used to be a waitress but now I'm a consumer

I've been on food stamps, I've been out of my mind

I rolled in dirty dollars, stood in the welfare line

I've been a number, I've been under attack

I have been to the mountain and back

Alright, alright

I've been a dancer, a saint, an assassin

I've been a nobody, a truck driver shaman

So many seasons that I've been adrift

Sometimes I wonder if I even exist

Do you ever walk down the street and do you think to yourself

"Am I bein' watched, man? Am I on the list?"

Well, I've been called every name in the book, honey

Go on, take your best shot

Take your best shot, take your best shot

And I got my back turned, honey, aim at my heart

Go on, take your best shot now

I am the hunter and I am the hunted

I am a baby unwanted

I'm an alchemist teacher, I'm a sinner, I'm a preacher

And I know that there's out more here than this

As I stare in the void of the black magic vacuum

I know the scent of death like a perfume

No, this ain't the end, this ain't the end

This ain't the end, this ain't the end

Oh, take off your tired eyes

Undress your holy thighs 'cause

I have been to the mountain

I have been to the mountain

I have been to the mountain

I have been to the mountain and back

Alright, alright

Can't tell me nothin', babe, and that's a fact

I have been to the mountain and back

Alright

Alright

Alright