Buckley Tim I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain Lyrics

I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain Lyrics

O I never asked to be your mountain

 I never asked to fly

 Remember when you came to me

 And told me of his lies

 You didn't understand my love

 You don't know why I try

 And the rain was falling on that day

 And damn the reason why 

 

 The Flying Pisces sails for time

 And tells me of my child

 Wrapped in bitter tales and heartache

 He begs for just a smile

 O he never asked to be her mountain

 He never asked to fly

 And through his eye he comes his love

 And tells her not to cry 

 

 She says, "Your scoundrel father flies

 With a dancer called a queen

 And with her stolen cards he plays

 And laughs, but never wins"

 O the child dreams to be his hands

 In the counting of the rain

 But only barren breasts he feels

 For her milk will never drain 

 

 As I die I can't remember

 Where I saw the rain:

 Could it be that her laughter

 Drove me down again?

 Charming dancer will you stop,

 Stop and talk to me?

 Is there someone else you feel

 In your dreams? you will, you see:

 In midnight gazes

 I've found you far from me:

 If you lead me on 

 Please leave me down 

 

 O Flying Flying Fish

 Please flutter by my door:

 Yes you can drink my lies 

 If first you read my eyes:

 Each one is titled

 "I'm drowning back to you":

 I can't swim your waters

 And you can't walk my lands:

 I'm sailing all my sins 

 And I'm climbing all my fears

 And soon now I'll fly 

 

 O I never asked to be your mountain

 I never asked to fly

 Remember when you came to me

 And told me of his lies

 You didn't understand my love

 You don't know why I try

 And the rain was falling on that day

 And that's the reason why 

 

 Sweet lover, will you come back

 And love me for a while?

 Please take my hand

 Leave all your fears behind 

 

 I've been gone too long

 Now I'm home to stay 

 Please don't leave me

 Again this way 

 

 Please come home