Written by Mike...perhaps at a time when he needed help from the man in the sky, but was unable to reach that high?...hmmmm, Santa was out of reach.
lyrics
THE KID
Let me tell you a story
About a crazy kid and what he wanted to do
He never listened, baby, he'd do the crazy things he'd do
You see he wants to find a lover unlike any other
But he was quick to discover that to find another lover
Wouldn't prove too kind
He needed help from the man in the sky
But he just couldn't reach that high
Trail was dark and he wanted to see
He said, "Show me a light and won't you please guide me?
Oh, you've got to guide me."
He started to carry out his searching
He searched all night and day
To find a lover he could call his own
He'd be a king, though he don't have a thrown
There's got to be a better way if he has something to say
But he was quick to discover that to find a better way
Wouldn't prove too kind
He needed help from the man in the sky
But he just couldn't reach that high
Trail was dark and he wanted to see
He said, "Show me a light and won't you please guide me?
Oh, you've got to guide me."
And then one day it happened
Love, it walked his way
Sometimes you'll find if you open your mind
Love will come to stay
He needed help from the man in the sky
But he just couldn't reach that high
Trail was dark and he wanted to see
He said, "Show me a light and won't you please guide me?
Oh, you've got to guide me."
(c) Mike Mountain 2012
credits
from WESTFALL MOUNTAIN (2012),
released September 1, 2012
Bob Westfall - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Banjo, Bass
Mike Mountain - Vocals, Guitar
Brandon Williams - Mandolin
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