I
never asked to be your mountain
Oh,
I never asked to be your mountain
I never asked to fly
Remember when you
came to me
And told me of his lies
You didn't understand my love
You
don't know why I try
And the rain was falling on that day
And damn the reason
why The
flying Pisces sails for time
And tells me of my child
Wrapped in bitter
tales and heartache
He begs for just a smile
Oh he never asked to be her
mountain
He never asked to fly
And through his eye he comes his love
And
tells her not to cry She
says, "Your scoundrel father flies
With a dancer called a queen
And
with her stolen cards he plays
And laughs, but never wins"
Oh the child
dreams to be his hands
In the counting of the rain
But only barren breasts
he feels
For her milk will never drain As
I die I can't remember
Where I saw the rain:
Could it be that her laughter
Drove
me down again?
Charming dancer will you stop,
Stop and talk to me?
Is
there someone else you feel
In your dreams? you will, you see:
In midnight
gazes
I've found you far from me
If you lead me on
Please leave me down
Oh flying
flying fish
Please flutter by my door:
Yes you can drink my lies
If first
you read my eyes:
Each one is titled
"I'm drowning back to you"
I
can't swim your waters
And you can't walk my lands
I'm sailing all my sins
And
I'm climbing all my fears
And soon now I'll fly Oh
I never asked to be your mountain
I never asked to fly
Remember when you
came to me
And told me of his lies
You didn't understand my love
You
don't know why I try
And the rain was falling on that day
And that's the
reason why Sweet
lover, will you come back
And love me for a while?
Please take my hand
Leave
all your fears behind I've
been gone too long
Now I'm home to stay
Please don't leave me
Again this
way... Please
come home... Tim
Buckley
Tim Buckley Music ASCAP Released
1967 Elektra Records - “Goodbye and Hello” Running
time 6:05 |