Up to the Mountain ...

Up To The Mountain is a song originally sung by Patty Griffin and inspired by Dr Martin Luther King, Jr's last speech I've been to the Mountaintop.

This version sung by Crystal Bowersox from the final of American Idol recently, is one of the best versions I have ever heard.

(majority of lyrics from the original)

I went up to the mountain
Because you asked me to

Sometimes I feel like
I’ve never been nothing but tired
And I’ll be walking
Till the day I expire
Sometimes I lay down
Nothing more can I do
But then I go on again
Because you ask me to

Some days I look down
Afraid I will fall
And though the sun shines
I see nothing at all
Then I hear your sweet voice, oh
Oh, come and then go, come and then go
Telling me softly
You love me so

The peaceful valley
Just over the mountain
The peaceful valley
So few come to know
And although I may never
Ever get there in this lifetime
I know sooner or later
It’s there I will go
It's been a long time coming
It’s there I will go