Love In Them There Hills
The Vibrations Lyrics


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Everytime I go out and come home
I can hear my Mama say,
Son, How come everytime you come home you come home from thataway?
What's up there that ain't down here that's leading you astray? Tried my best to raise you right but you've gone the wicked way. Mama please can't you see
There's something up in them hills for me?
Bless my soul Mama you ought to know there's love up in them hills.(repeat once)
Ma, I said, the people who live on the hill they're really outasite.
And the people like us that live on the lowland just don't fit in right.
But when two hearts beat as one they don't care who's rich or poor.
All they wanna do is love each other - who could ask for anything more?




Mama please, can't you see? There'something up in them hills for me?
Bless my soul, Mama, you ought to know, there's love

Overall Meaning

In Them There Hills is a song about a young man who always hears his mother's voice wondering why he always comes home from "thataway". She wants to know what's up in the hills that's leading him astray. He tries to explain that there's love up in them hills and he feels drawn to it. He tells his mother that the people who live on the hill are really out of sight, and that people like him who live on the lowland just don't fit in right. But when two hearts beat as one, they don't care about social status or material things; all they want to do is love each other.


Line by Line Meaning

Everytime I go out and come home
I always leave and return back home


I can hear my Mama say,
My mother speaks to me


Son, How come everytime you come home you come home from thataway?
Why do you keep returning from that direction?


What's up there that ain't down here that's leading you astray?
What's up there that's causing you to act differently here?


Tried my best to raise you right but you've gone the wicked way.
I tried to raise you correctly, but you've strayed from the path of righteousness.


Mama please can't you see
Mother, can't you recognize


There's something up in them hills for me?
There's something in the hills that fascinates me?


Bless my soul Mama you ought to know there's love up in them hills.
Mother, believe me, there's love waiting for me in the hills.


Ma, I said, the people who live on the hill they're really outasite.
Mother, the people living on the hills are very cool.


And the people like us that live on the lowland just don't fit in right.
We, who reside in the lowlands, struggle to fit in there.


But when two hearts beat as one they don't care who's rich or poor.
However, when two individuals are in love, they disregard economic differences.


All they wanna do is love each other - who could ask for anything more?
All they want to do is remain in love with each other, what else is there to ask for?


Mama please, can't you see? There's something up in them hills for me?
Mother, can't you see that something about the hills appeals to me?


Bless my soul, Mama, you ought to know, there's love
Mother, understand that there's some form of love




Writer(s): Leon Huff, Roland Lawrence Chambers, Kenny Gamble Copyright: Mijac Music, Emi Blackwood Music Inc., Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp.

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Rick Knight

One of the great undiscovered soul gems of the '60s. I once saw the Vibrations in Chicago on the same bill with Patti LaBelle and The Blue Bells and ... wait for it ... the Rolling Stones! I have to say that Patti LaBelle blew everyone away, but the Vibrations were awesome as well.

Avery Pack

Wait! Wait! Patti blew the Vibrations away?? They were dynamite on stage!

Mike Vallen

Right on to Natural Soul Bro for very soulful posting of Love in them There Hills by the extraordinary talented group The Vibrations...I first recognized their fine talents when I heard their recording of "Wallflower" around the year 1962...flipside of the excellent "The Watusi "....talent like theirs does not exist today in the field of rhythm and blues rock and roll.

Tommie Hammomd

Same

rickydfcc77

One of Gamble-Huff's early productions. As little schoolkids, we would try to pick out the bassline on the piano. I didn't realize it was a real song until a few years later.

justbroadway

Mrs. Lawrence, took me to my first live concert and this group along with Jerry Butler, Joe Tex, Sweet Inspiration and James Brown and his Band. Joe Tex, "Skinny Leg" contest was hilarious. The whole concert was simply wonderful.

dfreeman120

Great record feat Leon Huff on piano with Ronnie Baker on bass, Earl Young on drums with Roland Chambers & Norman Harris on guitar and Larry Washington on percussion.

Michael Mcgehee

The Vibrations were one of the best groups, that i ever saw at the Apollo Theater period.

Maxine Boatwright

Great song and a amazing group extremely entertaining. Very funny on stage one of the members can not remember his name. A fixture at the Uptown Theater. There were a lot of good groups in that era. But they should have been worldwide. I think Carl the lead singer is still alive.

miamiwax

this is the jam!!!!

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