'Tween The Mountains & Sea

Song Description

A song about the place of my birth and some of the memories of my youth.

Song Length 4:23 Genre Folk - General
Tempo Non 4/4 Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Welcoming, Peaceful Subject Gratitude
Language English Era 1970 - 1979

Lyrics

?TWEEN THE MOUNTAINS AND SEA

I WAS BORN ON A HILL THAT LOOKED OVER THE SEA
I WAS RAISED ON THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN SO GREEN
AND I LIVED EVERYDAY WITH A VIEW RARELY SEEN
OF LONG GOLDEN BEACHES CARESSED BY THE SEA

AND THE HARBOUR IS FILLED WITH SHIPS HIGH ON THEIR KEEL
AS THEY WAIT FOR THEIR LOADS OF IRON AND STEEL
BRING THE STEEL FROM THE MILLS AND THE COAL FROM THE SEAM
SEE THE CHIMNEYS OF INDUSTRY BILLOWING STEAM

TAKE ME BACK, TAKE ME BACK TO MY HOME BY THE SEA
FOR MY HEART IT DOES YEARN FOR WHERE I LONG TO BE
AND ALTHOUGH I AM FAR FROM MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY
MY MEMORIES GO BACK ?TWEEN THE MOUNTAINS AND SEA

THE ESCARPMENT?S AFIRE AS THE FLAME TREES GIVE FLOWER
AND THE SUN BATHES THE COAST IN ITS GLORIOUS POWER
HEAR THE SOUND OF THE WAVES AS THEY?RE BECKONING ME
WHERE THE MOUNTAINS AND SEA MEET IN TRANQUILITY

TAKE ME BACK, TAKE ME BACK TO MY HOME BY THE SEA
TAKE ME BACK, TAKE ME BACK WHERE MY HEART LONGS TO BE
TAKE ME BACK, TAKE ME BACK TO WHAT?S DEAREST TO ME
TAKE ME BACK TO THAT PLACE ?TWEEN THE MOUNTAINS AND SEA

Lyrics Peter Ryan Music Peter Ryan
Producer Peter Ryan Publisher Twenty Years in the Making Music
Performance Peter Ryan

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