I've come down from the mountain Down from my time in the woods Down from the mountain Where that cool clear water done me good I've come down from the mountain Down that switchback road Down from the mountain Where I'd never seen so many stars aglow I've come down from the mountain I am back on central time Where I'm a slave to all my worries I'm a slave to my deadlines And I begin to wonder why Couldn't I have long since survived On what nature does provide Maybe so but never mind Still it makes me wonder why I come down from the mountain When I dream I see this cabin in my mind Out in the middle of nowhere There's no way to tell if its up ahead Or somewhere I left behind All I know is I ain't quite ready to go there But don't it make me wonder why Don't it make me wonder why I come down It makes me wonder why I come down It makes me wonder why I come Down from the mountain Down that switchback road Down from the mountain Where I'd never seen so many stars aglow I've come down from the mountain I got a story to tell I got a song that I've been singing I've been singing to myself