High On A Mountain Lyrics - Blood Sweat & Tears

High on a mountain where the sun still shines 

And the water runs a little lazy 

Wild-eyed and lonely, runnin' out of time 

Some will say I died half-crazy 

One time a hustler took me for a ride 

All because I tried to deceive her 

She broke me down and laughed and left me weak inside 

The more I lost my pride, the more it pleased her 

Carry me 'cross the water 

I've been over there once before 

Stayed with a poor man's daughter 

I can't live in this country no more 

Death beds and ragged threads are my last home 

Someone should have known of my endin' 

Born bad, I killed a man for sympathy 

Ain't much left of me worth defendin'