Lyrics
Mountain road at midnight, fog sitting low Tail lights glowing like the coals in a stove Double shift behind me, truck bed full of tools Hairpin turn, hairpin turn, I don't break the rules Guardrail cold and the cliffs fall away Radio crackle with the things I couldn't say Memphis boy way up in the clouds Climbing to my people with my head bowed Slow now, slow now Let the mountain show how Mountain road, brake lights burning Wheels keep rolling, heart keeps turning Thunder in the distance, I ain't turning round Every bend I take is another piece of ground Mountain road, brake lights burning Lord, I'm learning, Lord, I'm learning Heavy load, but I'm climbing it slow Home at the top where the porch lights glow Pops drove this pass in a rust-red Ford Hands like iron and a heart like a chord Told me son the hill don't care how you feel It just wants you steady with your foot on the wheel Rain on the windshield, wipers beat slow Yeah, I hear him in the engine down below Forty years of lifting and I finally see The road ain't a fight, it's a prayer for me Slow now, slow now Let the mountain show how Mountain road, brake lights burning Wheels keep rolling, heart keeps turning Thunder in the distance, I ain't turning round Every bend I take is another piece of ground Mountain road, brake lights burning Lord, I'm learning, Lord, I'm learning Heavy load, but I'm climbing it slow Home at the top where the porch lights glow Pull off at the lookout, kill the light Whole valley glittering, quiet tonight Breathe in the cold, let the shoulders fall Big man small, but I stand tall Mountain road, brake lights burning Wheels keep rolling, heart keeps turning Thunder in the distance, now I'm almost there Smoke from the chimney and a seat at the chair Mountain road, brake lights burning Lord, I'm learning, Lord, I'm learning Heavy load, but I carried it slow Home at the top where the porch lights glow Slow now, slow now Home now, home now