Sun Kil Moon - Lonely Mountain lyrics

Oh, tiring city, leave you from time to time
People with things in their ears
Cutting me off in line
Get on the long yellow highway
Need to get the hell out
Hassles, hassles, hassles always stacking up

Oh, jilted lover, why won't you leave me be?
Why must you grind your ax
Against my fruit bearing tree?
Oh, lonely mountain, quiet, peaceful
And green out here in isolation
Don't hear no ambulance screams

Oh, bitter friend, envious of others' jobs
Envious of others' freedom
Gotta work hard to find your sweet spot
Devoted my whole life, nothing came by luck
Your dad paid for your college
My dad gave me five bucks
Oh, endless sessions down here
At Ellis and Hyde my elbows at the desk
I listened and scrutinized
Come home, lay down in bed
Drum loop stuck in my head
Tried to shut my brain off
And open Night Stalker again

Oh, lonely record, no longer has a home
Only money comes when I get out on the road
Oh, lonely ocean why must I cross
To end up in Puerto Real, Spain
Where I'll turn and I'll toss?

Oh, lonely singer lies there awake
Looks at the clock
Flipping through a black book
Relearning songs that he's forgot
Oh, eager fan follows me show to show
Well, if I have a good night
I might come out and say hello

Oh, patient lover waiting by the phone
I call her from my layover and
Tell her I'm coming home
Scattered lights of south San
Francisco sparkle like diamonds
When the night is black and
My airplane's downward gliding

Oh, love I missed you, lie down next to me
Sway with me like the ocean 'til I
Fall into a deep long sleep
Oh, dandelions coming up from the ground
I reach for a notebook
Write down some words and try to wind down