Donna Ulisse - Poor Mountain Boy Lyrics
Her sights were set on city lights, to you the moon was bright enoughYou craved a simple life, she craved a party crowdYou wanted her to stay right there and she just wanted outCHORUS:Poor mountain boy how you triedBut your way of life's not what she had in mindA little run down cabin you always meant to fixOn a hundred rocky acres down on sandy ridgeSad mountain boy, poor mountain boySad mountain boy, poor mountain boyHer dreams were always higher than the tallest hemlock pineShe was always gonna leave that lonesome mountain sideBut you never did quit tryin' and now she's finally goneThere's no way you can win her back, it's hard to just move onCHORUS:Poor mountain boy how you triedBut your way of life's not what she had in mindA little run down cabin you always meant to fixOn a hundred rocky acres down on sandy ridgeSad mountain boy, poor mountain boySad mountain boy, poor mountain boyTagToo bad mountain boy, you poor mountain boy