The Mountain
Sunnyland Slim & J.B. Lenoir Lyrics

I always heard about the great Atlantic
I have heard stories about the grandeur of the Atlantic Ocean

How it humbles you to stand upon its shore
The ocean's vast and powerful presence has a humbling effect on those standing on its shore

So, I thought I'd take some time to go and see it
Therefore, I decided to take some time to personally witness its grandeur

Since I had no ties upon me anymore
As I had no commitments or obligations holding me back

But I don't know what I'd wasted my time for
But now I realize that it was not worth my time after all

You call that an ocean?
You refer to it as an ocean?

To me, it's just a pond that's almost dry
To me, the ocean seems like a small and insignificant body of water

If you want to see an ocean
If you really want to perceive the vastness of a water body

You should see the tears her leaving made me cry
You need to see the amount of tears I shed when she left me

So I headed west to see that famous canyon
Then, I went to the west to see the famous canyon that Colorado has cut through the land

That the Colorado cut so deep and wide
That is renowned for its depth and width

I thought seeing something lower down than I felt
I hoped to see something that would make me feel better about my low spirits

Might cheer me up and ease my troubled mind
And that it would somehow uplift and soothe my worried mind

But I just got disappointed one more time
But once again, I was let down and disheartened by what I saw

You call that a canyon?
You refer to it as a canyon?

It's nothing but a pothole in the yard
To me, it is nothing more than a small hole in the ground

If you want to see a canyon
If you genuinely want to see a stunning canyon

You should see the hole she left here in my heart
You should visit the emptiness in my heart that she left behind

So now I stand here staring at the Rockies
Now, I am here in front of the Rocky Mountains

I've heard they reach right up to heaven's door
I have heard that they have such a vast height that they nearly touch the sky

They're like that little hole and that blue puddle
However, they seem insignificant compared to the emptiness and pain within my heart and my tears

And I see now what I should have seen before
Now I realize what I should have perceived long ago

Without her life holds no wonders anymore
Without her, my life is empty and has lost its sense of awe-inspiring beauty and wonder

You call that a mountain?
You refer to it as a mountain?

It's just a little pile of rocks and dirt
To me, it is just a small mound of earth and stones

If you want to see a mountain
If you genuinely want to see a mountain

You ought to try getting over her
You should try to overcome the pain of losing her first