Save a Mountain For Me

[Verse 1]
Save me a mountain to climb
Save me a river to cross
At midnight the sound of the stockyard trains
Wail in the distance and rattle my chains

[Verse 2]
Save me a valley like the one in the distance
Save me a canyon to swallow this jail
I wanna stand outside and feel the rain when it falls
Breathe the air on the other side of these walls

[Chorus]
Save a mountain for me (Oh)
Save a mountain for me
It sounds like a choir when the chain gangs shout
Save me a mountain for when I get out

[Verse 3]
Save me a desert, just me and the sand
Save me a sea to sail
In my heart I know I'm too weak to be strong
I've been wasting away in this jail for too long

[Chorus]
Save a mountain for me (Oh)
Save a mountain for me
It's like a choir of fallen angels when the chain gangs shout
Save me a mountain for when I get out

[Bridge]
"Has the jury reached a verdict?"
"We have, your honour"
"How does the jury find?"
"We find the defendant guilty"
"Do the defendants have anything to say on their behalf
Before the court pronounces sentence?"

[Verse 1]
Save me a mountain to climb
Save me a river to cross
At midnight the sound of the stockyard trains
Still wail in the distance and rattle my brains

[Verse 4]
Save me a valley like the one in the distance
Save me a canyon to swallow this jail
If only I could tie all these dreams together
I could break out of the big house and run forever

[Chorus]
Save a mountain for me (Oh)
Save a mountain for me
It's like a choir of fallen angels when the chain gangs shout
Save me a mountain for when I get out
Save a mountain for me (Save it, save it)
Save a mountain for me (Oh)
It sounds like a choir when the chain gangs shout
Save a mountain for me

[Outro]
Save a mountain for me (Save a mountain for me)
Save a mountain for me (I need a mountain)
Save a mountain (Oh)
Save a mountain
Save a mountain for me