[Verse 1]
Just you and me and a little white pup
Sitting here waiting for the sun to come up
To keep the chill away
Drinking our coffee at the first crack of dawn
Watching a doe while she nuzzles her fawn
It's my favourite time of the day

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High Lonesome
God don't ever let this mountain change
High Lonesome
I hope you will always stay the same

[Verse 2]
Sometimes in the evening when It's all kinds of still
Sweet mountain music floats over the hill
On a laurel-scented breeze
Sometimes when night birds are scolding the mist
I think I might know where heaven is
It's just above the trees

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Watching my summertime's turning to falls
Seeing my son growing honest and tall
Keeps me satisfied
If I live forever or I die today
All I would ask is you just let me lay
Here on this mountainside
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