Lonestar - Mountains

Lucin^Cda Jones workin' at the IHOP: ^{F Am}Ten years worth of bacon, eggs an' tears ^G She^C's waited on every cree^Fd an' color, ^AmWhile waitin' on this day to get here ^G G^Dmraveyard shifts, two bit tips, ^Am Makin' ever^Cy quarter count, Was worth it all to^Dm see her son, ^Am In that ^Gcap an' gown

There are times ^Cin life when you gotta crawl, ^FLose your grip, trip an' fall When ^Amyou can't lean on no-one else: That^G's when you find yourself I've b^Ceen around and I've noticed that Walk^Fin's easy when the road is flat Them^Am danged ol' hills'll get you every time ^{Dm G} Yeah the good Lo^Dmrd gave us mountains, ^G So we could learn how to climb ^{F G}

^CPrivate Bobby Dunn came back^F from the war Lost ^Amhis leg but they couldn't take his will ^G Hell b^Cent to run in that loca^Fl marathon He tr^Amained through the endless pain an' pills ^G It hurt so bad ^Dmthat sometimes ^Am

^CHe just had to cry He didn't stop^Dm until he crossed ^Am That fini^Gsh line

This^Dm world ain't fair It can kn^Amock you on your butt You ca^Dmn just lie there Or you can get ba^Gck up You gotta get back up ^C