Time passes slowly up
here in the mountains,
We sit beside bridges
and walk beside fountains,
Catch the wild fishes
that float through the stream,
Time passes slowly
when you're lost in a dream.
Once I had a sweetheart,
she was fine and good-lookin',
We sat in her kitchen
while her mama was cookin',
Stared out the window to the
stars high above,
Time passes slowly
when you're searchin' for love.
Ain't no reason to go in a wagon to town,
Ain't no reason to go to the fair.
Ain't no reason to go up,
ain't no reason to go down,
Ain't no reason to go anywhere.
Time passes slowly up here in the daylight,
We stare straight ahead
and try so hard to stay right,
Like the red rose of summer
that blooms in the day,
Time passes slowly and fades away.