Umpteen Miles
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Written by Tommy Shaw, Brad Davis
Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw

My daddy died upon this mountain
spent his life working with his hands
made his pay fair by hauling flat rock
from a pit on the back side of his land

when I was ten he took me to the quarry
taught me things I never will forget
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 very top
when you're umpteen miles high
you can't back down it
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 pass the torch and now it's up to you son
to make your mark upon this stone by stone

It's umpteen miles boy can you climb it
it's umpteen miles to the very top
when you're umpteen miles high
you can't back down it
it's umpteen miles down the bottom rock