M. Lockwood Porter - Mountains Lyrics

When I was young, my father said that faith can move a mountain.
Now there's mountains as far as I can see.
Time, it used to seem to me an ever-flowing fountain.
Now I'm counting down the days 'til I am free.
Do you recall the dreams we had and the way our hearts were pounding?
That's how I thought our lives could ever be.
When I was young, my father said that faith can move a mountain.
It sounded good, but it made no sense to me.

I had a band. We thought that we were the hottest thing around and
We'd play downtown and our friends would come and see.
To leave behind a legacy and stories worth recounting,
That was the meaning of rock-and-roll to me.
I wanted to rise above the wrecking yard of dreams deferred and drowning.
I'm doubting now that will ever come to be.
As I stare across the vast expanse, I can hear my father shouting
But mountains are all that I can see.