[Verse 1] He lives up on the mountain in a rundown country shack They’d say “Don’t go around him, you might never make it back” As a boy, I’d lie awake in my bed at the orphan home And I could hear the old man play guitar, the gospel blues he moaned The sound of the music would take me away I knew I’d meet that mountain man someday, someday [Verse 2] One night after supper, that old feeling got the best of me I heard that sound and I gave in to my curiosity I climbed up on the mountain and there on the porch he sat With a Mason jar beneath his feet and a guitar on his lap Thе sound of the music took me away I knew I’d meet that mountain man somеday [Chorus] Tall as an oak tree covered with age The mountain was his audience, the front porch was his stage And he sang “Rock of ages, precious memories Son, there’s a better place for you and me” [Verse 3] We talked and talked for hours, he told me about his life He spoke with pride of a beautiful girl that once had been his wife He said she died while giving birth to a child he’d never seen The townsfolk said he couldn’t raise a boy, they claimed he was crazy and mean The county took his son away He’s lived up on the mountain since that day, yeah [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] Later in the evening, he held me to his side He said he hoped he had a boy like me then he closed his eyes and died In his hand he held a picture and my face had turned blood red When I realized it was just the same as the one above my bed The good Lord took my daddy away But I know we’ll be walking hand in hand someday [Chorus] Tall as an oak tree covered with age The mountain was his audience, the front porch was his stage And he sang “Rock of ages, precious memories Son, there’s a better place for you and me” [Outro] There’s a better place for the mountain man and me
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