[Verse 1] Eight long summers cuttin' timber down by the muddy creek Eight long summers cuttin' timber down by the muddy creek Eight long winters feelin' the chill in every bone Calloused hands from the axe and the iron pick Building this world and standing all alone I hear the river whisper names of men now gone There's blood in the soil, there's sweat in the clay We carved our life from the dusk till the dawn Now I'm the last one standing at the end of the day [Chorus] Stand tall, you mountains of stone This earth knows my name and it knows my soul With a heart like iron and a will of my own I'm the master of the fire and the lord of the cold No wind can bend me, no river can drown I'm the king of this valley though I wear no crown [Verse 2] I remember the sound of the steel on the wood The smell of the cedar, the sweat and the blood They said it would break me, they said I would fall But I am the mountain, I'm higher than all [Chorus] Stand tall, you mountains of stone and stone This earth knows my name and it knows my soul With a heart like iron and a will of my own I'm the master of the fire and the lord of the cold No wind can bend me, no river can drown I'm the king of this valley though I wear no crown [Outro] So let the cold wind blow, let the rivers run deep I've paid all my dues and I'm ready to sleep Eight long summers and I'm still standing here Still standing here
