In my lifetime I've been in towns Where there was no freedom or future around I've been in places where you could not eat Or take a drink of water wherever you pleased And now that I meet you in a, the middle of a mountain, well I'm reaching on out from within Yes, all I can think of are Chapters and scenes of All of the places we've been Raised up in a small town in the country down south So I, I've been close enough to know what oppression's about, yeah And placed on this mountain with a rare chance to see Dreams once envisioned by folks much braver than me and And since their lives got me to a, the middle of a mountain, well I can't stop and give up on them 'Cause their lights that shine on Inspire me to climb on From all of the places we've been I keep thinking 'bout all of the places we've been I'm not such an old man so don't get me wrong I'm the latest survivor of the constantly strong I've been to Mississippi and down city streets I've seen days of plenty and nights with nothing to eat an But I'm not too happy 'bout the middle of a mountain so Soon I'll be climbing again Yes, and all I can think of are Chapters and scenes of All of the places we've been I keep thinking 'bout all of the places we've been Mind racing back to all of the places we've been Sister, you say stay together Always together Sister, you say stay together Always together Said we can make you stay together Always together Said we can make you say stay together Always together And so I say stay together Always stay together