Father Mountain

While my father built a
 Mansion on the mountain
 I was chasing my Teresa around the tree
 We were kicking precious stones
 Sinking ships and swimming home
 Only crazy for the comfort of our clothes
 While my father built a
 Mansion on the mountain
 My Teresa dragged her hand across my brow
 She said the weather's never fair
 The wind can only blow your hair
 And I believed her well enough or didn't care
 Everyone knows and they don't know
 Chandelier light ain't love
 It just watches the time go
 Across the marble floor
 Out the order mail door
 Even rain can hear it running off the road
 While my father built a mansion on the mountain
 My Teresa threw me kisses through the core
 We read the writing on the wall
 Braced each other for the fall
 There's only one way off a mountain after all
 While my father built a mansion on the mountain
 It was me and my Teresa against the world
 We took all the river had to give
 Broke the bed and bought a grill
 But left the mountain mansion, nothing to forgive