Morning Side of the Mountain
Donny & Marie Osmond Lyrics


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There was a girl
There was a boy

There was a girl, there was a boy
If they had met they might have found a world of joy
But he lived on the morning side of the mountain
And she lived on the twilight side of the hill
They never met, they never kissed
They will never know what happiness they missed
'Cause he lived on the morning side of the mountain
And she lived on the twilight side of the hill

For love's a rose that never grows
Without the kiss of the morning dew
And every Jack must have a Jill
To know the thrill of a dream that comes true

And you and I are just like they
For all we know our love is just a kiss away
But you are on the morning side of the mountain
And you are on the twilight side of the hill

And you and I are just like they
For all we know our love is just a kiss away
But you are on the morning side of the mountain
And you are on the twilight side of the hill





There was a girl
There was a boy

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Donny and Marie Osmond's song "Morning Side of the Mountain" are a poignant tale about love and missed opportunities. The song tells the story of a boy and a girl who, despite living in close proximity, never meet because they live on opposite sides of a mountain. The lyrics suggest that their potential love story could have been a joyful one, had they only met. But because they live on different sides of the hill, they never cross paths and never get to experience the happiness that they could have shared.


The lyrics invoke the metaphor of a rose that never grows without the kiss of morning dew. This is meant to suggest that love, like a rose, needs the right environment to blossom. In this case, the right environment is the meeting of the two lovers, which never happens because of their geographical separation. The song ends with the realization that the listeners themselves may be just like the boy and girl in the song, with their potential love stories only a kiss away, but forever separated by some intangible barrier.


Line by Line Meaning

There was a girl
A girl existed.


There was a boy
A boy existed.


If they had met they might have found a world of joy
Had the girl and the boy met, they could have discovered a world filled with happiness.


But he lived on the morning side of the mountain
The boy resided on the side of the mountain that sees the dawn first.


And she lived on the twilight side of the hill
The girl resided on the side of the hill that sees the sunset last.


They never met, they never kissed
The girl and the boy never encountered each other and never shared a kiss.


They will never know what happiness they missed
The boy and girl will never discover the joy they could have experienced altogether.


'Cause he lived on the morning side of the mountain
The reason they could never meet was the distance between their homes.


And she lived on the twilight side of the hill
The reason they could never meet was the distance between their homes.


For love's a rose that never grows
Love is like a rose that never flourishes.


Without the kiss of the morning dew
Love cannot prosper without the proper nurturing and attention.


And every Jack must have a Jill
Everyone needs to find their other half in life.


To know the thrill of a dream that comes true
Only by finding one's true love can they experience the fulfilling joy of realizing their desires.


And you and I are just like they
The audience listening to the song can relate to the story told.


For all we know our love is just a kiss away
The audience might meet their true love soon, and it might just take one kiss to realize it.


But you are on the morning side of the mountain
The person listening to the song might be far from their intended soulmate.


And you are on the twilight side of the hill
The person listening to the song might be far from their intended soulmate.


And you and I are just like they
The audience listening to the song can relate to the story told.


For all we know our love is just a kiss away
The audience might meet their true love soon, and it might just take one kiss to realize it.


But you are on the morning side of the mountain
The person listening to the song might be far from their intended soulmate.


And you are on the twilight side of the hill
The person listening to the song might be far from their intended soulmate.




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Larry Stock, Dick Manning

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