I propose to climb Mount Normal
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My expidition needs supply
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And fortune smiles upon the fool
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Who gives at least a try
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And in the quest to take Mount Normal
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I've no Sherpa for a guide
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It's the kind of trek that feels its way
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As I sacrifice my pride
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And deign to dare to risk rejection
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From what I don't know how to fake
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So much that I would give to this
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And I don't know what to take
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And I am scaling up Mount Normal
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And I get higher every day
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And I dream to be somebody else
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And every night I pray
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That I will stand atop Mount Normal
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Proudly survey the land and sea
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And have happy endings if I grasp
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And cling to normalcy
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Well I am halfway up Mount Normal
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From here at least it looks that way
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Because I notice in the newer eyes
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A fear I lack today
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And it occurred to me this summit
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Is something everybody seeks
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We're so aware the precipice
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While we dream about the peaks
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And I am scaling up Mount Normal
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And I get higher every day
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And I dream to be somebody else
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And every night I pray
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That I will stand atop Mount Normal
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Proudly survey the land and sea
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And have happy endings if I grasp
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And cling to normalcy
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And I'll chip at icy obstacles
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Until this mountain is secure
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Then I will realize and find my way
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At least I'm reasonably sure
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When I aM high atop Mount Normal
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I'll finally forgive the past
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And feel at once that I belonged
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To normalcy at last
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And I'm high atop Mount Normal
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And I get higher every day
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And I dream to be somebody else
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And every night I pray
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That I will stand atop Mount Normal
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Proudly survey the land and sea
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And have happy endings if I grasp
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And cling to normalcy
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And we are scaling up Mount Normal
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And we get higher every day
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And we dream to be somebody else
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And every night we pray
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Someday we'll stand atop Mount Normal
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Proudly survey the land and sea
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And have happy endings if we grasp
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And cling to normalcy
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Extracted from the liner notes for the album "Truth Be Told"
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Words And Music By J. Popper
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Mount Normal
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| Blues Traveler |
