Mountain of Love
Yearning Heights: Love's Descent in Johnny Rivers' Melody
Lyrics
Standing on a mountain looking down on a city
Contemplating a city from a mountain vantage point.
The way I feel is a doggone pity
Expressing sorrow about current emotional state.
Teardrops fallin' down a mountainside
Describing tears falling down the mountainside.
Many times I've been here, many times I've cried
Reflecting on past experiences and shedding tears.
We used to be so happy when we were in love
Recalling a happier time when in love.
High on a mountain of love
Yearning for the joy of being in love on a mountain.
Night after night I'm a-standing here alone
Being alone at night, expressing deep sadness.
Weepin' my heart out till cold gray dawn
Weeping until dawn, heartbroken.
Prayin' that you're lonely and you come here too
Praying for the ex-lover's loneliness and possible reunion.
Hoping just by chance that I'll get a glimpse of you
Hoping to catch a glimpse by chance.
Tryin' hard to find you, somewhere up above
Searching for the lost love, perhaps in a higher place.
High on a mountain of love
Reiterating the desire for love on a mountain.
A mountain of love, a mountain of love, you should be ashamed
Expressing shame for a love that used to be strong.
We used to be a mountain of love
Referencing a past state of being a 'mountain of love.'
But you just changed your name
Indicating a significant change in the relationship.
Way down below there's a half a million people
Describing a populous area below the mountain.
Somewhere there's a church with a big tall steeple
Mentioning a church and a missed wedding.
Inside a church there's an altar filled with flowers
Inside the church, regret over unfulfilled dreams.
Wedding bells are ringin' and they shoulda been ours
Expressing disappointment about a missed wedding.
That's why I'm so lonely, my dreams gone above
Lamenting loneliness due to shattered dreams.
High on a mountain of love
Repeating the desire for love on a mountain, emphasizing loss.
A mountain of love, a mountain of love, you should be ashamed now
Reiterating shame for a changed, diminished love.
Used to be a mountain of love
Recalling the past state of being a 'mountain of love.'
But you just changed your name
Highlighting the significant change in the relationship.
Way down below there's a half a million people
Describing the populous area below the mountain (repeated).
Somewhere there's a church with a big tall steeple
Mentioning a church and a missed wedding (repeated).
Inside a church there's an altar filled with flowers
Inside the church, regret over unfulfilled dreams (repeated).
Wedding bells are ringin' that shoulda been ours
Expressing disappointment about a missed wedding (repeated).
That's why I'm so lonely, dream gone above
Lamenting loneliness due to shattered dreams (repeated).
High on a mountain of love
Repeating the desire for love on a mountain, emphasizing loss (repeated).
High on a mountain of love
Emphasizing the longing for love on a mountain.
High on a mountain of love
Reiterating the desire for love on a mountain.
High on a mountain of love
Repeating the desire for love on a mountain.
High on a mountain of love
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