Mountain Girl - Judy Collins

Out on the street it was raining today

Homeless man stood in the cold

Gave him five dollars and went on my way

Big city blues in my soul

Maybe like me that man chose to live here

Where there are days your heart dies

Maybe he dreamed of a place far away

Under the wide open skies

Went on my way feeling strange all that day

Wondering what had gone wrong

Deep in my heart I could hear that voice call

Haunting me all that day long

Mountain girl in the city

You’ve been gone far too long

Find your way back to the mountains

Where you know you belong

Where your dreams can’t go wrong

I’ve seen the world and it’s sights in my day

Cities that blaze like the sun

I’ve had my share of their riches and fame

Done things I never should have done

Been broken hearted and broken some hearts

Tried running hard from my pain

And all along that voice calls in my soul

Come back to the mountains again

Mountain girl in the city

You’ve been gone far too long

Find your way back to the mountains

Where you know you belong

Where your dreams can’t go wrong

Bought a ticket back again

Heading home once more

Feel that aching pain recede

Like the waves on the shore

I feel the heart of the mountains again

Beating inside my breast

Bringing me back to the place I belong

Taking me home to the west

No pain or sorrow can keep me away

I’ll even walk that last, long mile

Here in the mountains where every sunrise starts

I’ll heal my heart for awhile

Mountain girl in the city

You’ve been gone far too long

Find your way back to the mountains

Where you know you belong

Where your dreams can’t go wrong

Mountain girl, mountain girl

Mountain girl in the city