Blue Ridge Mountains, late September Watch the clouds come and kiss the ground Like an angel, I'm delivered I was lost but now I'm found Bless the waters, bless the forest Bless the springtime, so long ago Bless the daughters of all the fathers Bless the way we all grow old When the clouds come, take the mountains It's 'cause there's nowhere else to go When the rain pours like a fountain Feels like I'm up against the ropes And if my life's a one-way ticket Then I know which way I'll go, oh ♪ Well, I was walking with my father Just beneath the harvest moon And he said, "My son, you must live quickly 'Cause your time is coming soon" When the clouds come, take the mountains It's 'cause there's nowhere else to go And when the rain pours like a fountain It feels like I'm up against the ropes And if my life's a one-way ticket Then I know which way I'll go, oh