Umpteen Miles - Tommy Shaw

My daddy died upon this mountain

spent his life working with his hands

made his pay fair by hole and flat rock

from up here on the back side of his land

when I was 10 he took me to the quarry

taught me things I never will forget

he showed no fear when he walked along the high side

far above that rocky river bead

It’s umpteen miles boy can you climb it

it’s umpteen miles to the… time

when you’re umpteen miles high you can’t back down in

it’s umpteen miles down the bottom rock

times may have changed but not this mountain

all these years it stood there all alone

I passed the torch… now it’s up to you son

to make your mark upon this stone mass stone

It’s umpteen miles boy can you climb it

it’s umpteen miles to the… time

when you’re umpteen miles high you can’t back down in

it’s umpteen miles down the bottom rock

It’s umpteen miles boy can you climb it

it’s umpteen miles to the… time

when you’re umpteen miles high you can’t back down in

it’s umpteen miles down the bottom rock

it’s umpteen miles down the bottom rock.