Quiet Up Yonder

Verse 1

Early morning, sun creeps in through a borrowed window pane

Coffee cold on the table, tryin' to shake off the pain

Folks in town just nod their heads, hardly say my name

Guess a man can get used to walkin' out in the rain

Pre-Chorus

Every prayer I whispered faded like the dew

Packing up my silence, got nothin' left to do

Chorus

I'm headin' up the mountain, where the pine trees touch the blue

Left my boots on that old red clay, nothin' left here to lose

There's a quiet up yonder, that's callin' out my name

Might be alone but at least out there, I won't feel ashamed

Post-Chorus

Whoa-oh, on my own

Whoa-oh, where the wind has blown

Verse 2

Tried my hand at loving, but the cards were never right

Every time I'd build my hopes, they'd vanish with the night

Hometown doors kept closing, no one left to win

So I packed up what I had, let the new life begin

Pre-Chorus

Found my peace with the absence, just the stars above my head

Learned some dreams are better traded for an honest bed

Chorus

I'm headin' up the mountain, where the pine trees touch the blue

Left my boots on that old red clay, nothin' left here to lose

There's a quiet up yonder, that's callin' out my name

Might be alone but at least out there, I won't feel ashamed

Post-Chorus

Whoa-oh, on my own

Whoa-oh, where the wind has blown

Bridge

Maybe someday they'll wonder, maybe they'll ask why

I traded crowded silence for a simple open sky

Let the meadow grass remember the footsteps that I made

Out where nobody judges and the sorrow starts to fade

Outro

And the world grows quiet, just the crickets and the moon

Carved my place in freedom, left my troubles far too soon

If you find me on the ridgeline, don't be quick to understand

Sometimes a man finds comfort living far from where he began

[Backing Vocals] (Oooh, oooh)

Far from where he began