I've been watching my hands Trying to talk them into staying busy Looking out the upstairs window Nobody knows what I’m thinking lately You ask if these shoes can make it Up over the ridge and back before sundown All I got is a stubborn turn of the wrist There’s dirt in my nails and I'm not backing down If you’re gonna lift me, make it quick Let’s not make a scene out of this There’s a view but it’s probably fine from here If you wanna drag me, I’ll let you risk it Carry me up the mountain, If you think you’ve got the heart for it I’ve been digging in my heels, I’m used to the ground Throw your arms around something real for a minute— You say all this climbing’s meant to mean something But sometimes the summit looks like anywhere Last spring you swore the fog would lift And we’d finally stop spinning circles But I see stones keep rolling and I trip just the same Who needs answers when we never keep score You mumble some old line about “higher ground” Like hope’s a ladder we could just climb out on But you can’t talk anybody up a hill Carrying yourself is hard enough, come on If you wanna change me, set your bets I start over, and then I forget If you're counting steps, you'll lose track fast But if you want to push me, I’ll try to laugh Carry me up the mountain, If you think you’ve got the heart for it I dig my sneakers in, feel the split in the earth Hang your worries up on a branch, just for a bit You say all this climbing makes you stronger But the air gets thin and the view gets harder to see You still call out when you trip on a root, And I pretend I don’t hear you slip The top’s just another piece of bad news Guess I’ll meet you there, share the view, call it quits Carry me up the mountain, If you think you’ve got the heart for it I’ve been digging in my heels, I’m used to the ground Throw your arms around something real for a minute You say all this climbing’s meant to mean something But sometimes the summit looks like anywhere You said we'd get there, but I never cared You keep on walking, I’ll meet you somewhere Carry me up, carry me up, if you can Carry me up, carry me up, if you can
