A Long Way From Your Mountain - Tom Paxton

Fog’s along the coastline

Hung like tinsel from the trees

I don’t know if it will stay or go

It depends upon the breeze

But there’s sunshine on your mountain

You can see the world from there

You got all the sky you wanted

You get high on mountain air

You came down to Camden

And you tried to make it go

But you dreamed of Uncompahgre

And your Colorado snow

‘Til I came home one evening

On a cold December day

And I found your note sayin', maybe

It was easier this way

Now I’m sittin' on the coast of Maine today

Sittin' here, just throwing little rocks into the bay

While the big waves come in slowly

Rollin' strong and wild and free

Oh, it’s a long way from your mountain

Down to me

Freighters on the ocean

Sailin' off to Liverpool

While the seagulls swoop around me

And they’re sayin' I’m a fool

For sure, I’ve got my coastline

Got my endless ocean too

And I’ve got my whisperin' pine trees

I’ve got everythin' but you

And I’m sitting on the coast of Maine today

Sittin' here, just throwing little rocks into the bay

While the big waves come in slowly

Rollin' strong and wild and free

Oh, it’s a long way from your mountain

Down to me

And the fog’s along the coastline

Hung like tinsel from the trees

I don’t know if it will stay or go

It depends upon the breeze

But there’s sunshine on your mountain

You can see the world from there

You got all the sky you wanted

You get high on mountain air

While I’m sittin' on the coast of Maine today

Sittin' here, just throwin' little rocks into the bay

While the big waves come in slowly

Rolling strong and wild and free

Oh, it’s a long way from your mountain

Down to me

Oh, it’s a long way from your mountain

Down to me