Mountain Man

G C Seven o’clock and the traffic has stopped Am F On the street outside his office G C It's a sea of red and white Cm D On the boulevard tonight G But he's in no rush C Doesn't care so much Am F 'Cause there’s no one waiting at home G C His empty bed reminds him everyday Cm D G There's no one left to love you in L.A G Morning awakens him C It has taken him Am F Dm Away from the illusion of happiness Cm D Here where the ground is not as safe as it may sound G You couldn't have guessed C By the way he was dressed Am F But he should have been at his office desk G C His boots, they had a different tale to tell Cm D G A story of a bittersweet farewell G Alone in the wild C He pondered and smiled Am F With his new life right beside him G C He walked off to find a place Cm D with nature's poetry and grace G With each passing step C He was doing his best Am F Not to look back to the west and say G C "I'm never gonna miss that town at all Cm D G I'm never gonna miss that town at all G A few days time C And he started to climb Am F Up the California mountain G C That he dreamed of every day Cm D Before he up and went away G Reaching the top, C he decided to stop Am His eyes did close, F his bags did drop G C Onto the ground where he would make his home Cm Dm C The soft and fertile ground that was his home Cm D G A mountain man has finally found his home