Save me a mountain to climb
Save me a river to cross
At midnight the sound of the stockyard trains
Waving the distance and rattle my chains
Save me a valley like the one in the distance
Save me a canyon to swallow this jail
I want to stand outside and feel the rain when it falls
Breathe the air on the other side of these walls
Save a mountain for me
Save a mountain for me
It sounds like a choir
Save a mountain for me

When the chain gang shout
Save me a mountain for when I get out
Save me a desert, just me and the sand
Save me a sea to sail
In my heart I know I'm too weak to be strong
I've been wasting away in this jail for too long
Save a mountain for me
Save a mountain for me
Save a mountain for me
Save a mountain for me
Save a mountain for me

It's like a choir of wallowing Jews when the chain gang shout
Save me a mountain for when I get out
As the jury reached a verdict
We have your honor
How does the jury find him?
We find the defendant guilty
Do the defendants have the ability to say on their behalf before the court pronounces sentence?
Before the court pronounces sentence?
Save me a mountain to climb
Save me a river to cross
At midnight the sound of the stockyard trains
Still wear the distance and rattle my brain
Save me a valley like the one in the distance
Save me a canyon to swallow the steel
If only I could tie all these dreams together
I could break out of the big house and run forever
Save a mountain for me
Save a mountain for me
It's like a choir of fallen angels
When the chain gang shout
Save me a mountain for when I get out
Save a mountain for me
Save a mountain for me
It sounds like a choir when the chain gang shout
Save a mountain for me
Save a mountain for me
Save a mountain for me
Save a mountain for me
I need a mountain
Save a mountain
Save a mountain
Save a mountain for me