The Lonesome Mountain Man (Harmonica Session)
Verse 1 Packed up his truck back in ninety-nine Left the neon lights and the city lines Trading crowded streets for the timberline Where the air runs cool and the sun still shines Up in the Rockies where the grey wolves roam He found a place to call his home. Chorus He’s the lonesome mountain man With calloused palms and a dusty hand High above Colorado, safe and free Living with the ghosts and the aspen trees The world down below moves way too fast So he’s clinging to the quiet that’s built to last. Verse 2 He keeps a small fire burning through the winter snow Listens to the story that the north winds blow Got an old six-string with a rusted string Plays a quiet tune till the bluebirds sing People call him crazy for living all alone But he’s got all the peace he’s ever known. Chorus He’s the lonesome mountain man With calloused palms and a dusty hand High above Colorado, safe and free Living with the ghosts and the aspen trees The world down below moves way too fast So he’s clinging to the quiet that’s built to last. Bridge Sometimes in the dusk when the sun turns red He thinks about the words that were left unsaid A girl back in Denver, a life he left behind Crosses through the canyon of his quiet mind Then the stars come out, bright and clear And he knows why he’s staying here. Guitar Solo / Fiddle Interlude Chorus He’s the lonesome mountain man With calloused palms and a dusty hand High above Colorado, safe and free Living with the ghosts and the aspen trees The world down below moves way too fast So he’s clinging to the quiet that’s built to last. Outro Yeah, the world down below moves way too fast… Just a lonesome mountain man. (Acoustic guitar fades out with a slow strum)
