Shawn Colvin - Up On The Hill lyrics

The blood that run your veins Of all that you are made It didn't start with you As much as you would like it to The path they set you on Your battles lost and won The fakin' and the show And all you thought you wanted All them things you think you want [Chorus] And in the land where all are mourning You hear the band you hear them call You can be happy You can be happy You stood up on that hill You thought you'd had your fill Didn't want no pedestal But mark my words you will You heard your story told You felt you were getting old You thought it time to go But you couldn't find no share of gold That set you back on down the road [Chorus] So take your hopes and woes Take your bruised ego Light a fire here Where the air is clear Or take your sorrow, man To your selfish land Run your poor mouth there See if they care [Chorus]