O I never asked to be your mountain
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I never asked to fly
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Remember when you came to me
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And told me of his lies
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You didn't understand my love
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You don't know why I try
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And the rain was falling on that day
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And damn the reason why
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The Flying Pisces sails for time
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And tells me of my child
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Wrapped in bitter tales and heartache
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He begs for just a smile
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O he never asked to be her mountain
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He never asked to fly
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And through his eye he comes his love
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And tells her not to cry
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She says, "Your scoundrel father flies
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With a dancer called a queen
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And with her stolen cards he plays
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And laughs, but never wins"
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O the child dreams to be his hands
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In the counting of the rain
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But only barren breasts he feels
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For her milk will never drain
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As I die I can't remember
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Where I saw the rain:
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Could it be that her laughter
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Drove me down again?
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Charming dancer will you stop,
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Stop and talk to me?
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Is there someone else you feel
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In your dreams? you will, you see:
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In midnight gazes
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I've found you far from me:
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If you lead me on
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Please leave me down
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O Flying Flying Fish
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Please flutter by my door:
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Yes you can drink my lies
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If first you read my eyes:
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Each one is titled
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"I'm drowning back to you":
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I can't swim your waters
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And you can't walk my lands:
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I'm sailing all my sins
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And I'm climbing all my fears
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And soon now I'll fly
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my love is the flower that lies amoung the grains
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my love is the thousands souls that it sings
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and all the insane madmen tell me im not as well behaved
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maybe not a lands in bloom to spead my ash along the way
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O I never asked to be your mountain
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I never asked to fly
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Remember when you came to me
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And told me of his lies
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You didn't understand my love
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You don't know why I try
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And the rain was falling on that day
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And that's the reason why
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Sweet lover, will you come back
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And love me for a while?
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Please take my hand
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Leave all your fears behind
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I've been gone too long
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Now I'm home to stay
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Please don't leave me
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Again this way
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Please come home
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I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain
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Tim Buckley |