Lyrics Up to the Mountain (Mlk Song) - Patty Griffin

This is a song that was inspired by
A speech that Martin Luther King made
Um, his last speech that he made
The "Up to the Mountain" speech and
That's the name of the song, it goes like this

I went up to the mountain
Because you asked me to
Up over the clouds
To where the sky was blue
I could see all around me
Everywhere
I could see all around me
Everywhere

Sometimes I feel like
I've never been nothing but tired
And I'll be working
Till the day I expire
Sometimes I lay down
No more can I do
But then I go on again
Because you ask me to

Some days I look down
Afraid I will fall
And though the sun shines
I see nothing at all
And I hear your, your sweet voice
Oh, come and then go
Come and then go
Telling me softly
You love me so

The peaceful valley
Just over the mountain
The peaceful valley
Few come to know
I may never get there
Ever in this lifetime

But sooner or later
It's there I will go
Sooner or later
It's there I will go

Thank you so much
Thank you so much