Take me up on that mountain top and cut out my soul Cause I was told by the devil you got a heart of gold Down on the shoreline and wash out my lungs Cause there black from all the smoking and the mining dust Breath in the water let it roll through my veins Born in a hurricane you'll never be tame We're not so different but were not exactly the same My tears hit the water like spring rain Because I'm half the man I used to be A quarter the man I want to be An eighth of the man that I should be I'm half the man I used to be A quarter the man I wanna be An eighth of the man that I should be I'm so tired of this holy war I'm laying down my guns I can see it in your eyes you've already won So turn my cannons from your tower With gunpowder and smoke The world you're fighting for has long been broke So build me a campfire out of whisky and pine Over the ridge stay up til sunrise Lay by my side and watch the stars collide Will you think of me when you watch the night sky Because I'm half the man I used to be A quarter the man I want to be An eighth of the man that I should be And I'm half the man I used to be A quarter the man I wanna be An eighth of the man that I should be So will you have me Because I'm half the man I used to be A quarter the man I want to be An eighth of the man that I should be And I'm half the man I used to be A quarter the man I want to be An Eighth of the man that I should be And I'm half the man I used to be A quarter the man I want to be An eighth of the man that I should be So take me up on that mountain top and cut out my soul