Story Behind The Song
self experience
Song Description
seeking love traveling northwest
| Song Length |
3:17 |
Genre |
Country - Bluegrass, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Cheerful |
Subject |
Life, Region |
| Similar Artists |
John Denver, Vince Gill |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I just chased a star down to Nashville
followed a rainbow to LA
I found this old song layin' in the road
some dusty songwriter threw away.
Written on the back of a roadmap
talked of a place in Idaho
and underneath the burn of an old tire track
he sang of his lady and takin' her home.
(chorus)
There's a light on the mountain, a sign in the sky
there's the way you look at me when you say goodbye
lady, take me by the hand
we can find the light on the mountain.
I lost all I had up in Reno
a bunch of pickers drank the rest away
caught a ride to Ketchum in the middle of the night
that's where my lady love asked me to stay
now I'm free as the air that was meant for me
I can see how God shaped the land
I love the flower in my ladys' hand
grew from the light on the mountain.
Dennis Coats/Five String Music/BMI (208)255-1055