Please don't dominate the rap, Jack
If you've got nothing new to say
If you please, go back up the track
This train's gotta run today
I spent a little time on the mountain
I spent a little time on the hill
Heard some say better run away
Others say you better stand still
Now, I don't know but I been told
It's hard to run with the weight o' gold
Other hand, I have heard it said
It's just as hard with the weight o' lead
Who can deny, who can deny
There's not just a change in style
One step down and another begun
And I wonder how many miles
I spent a little time on the mountain
I spent a little time on the hill
Things went down, we don't understand
But I think in time we will
Now, I don't know but I was told
In the heat of the sun a man died o' cold
Keep on coming or stand and wait
With the sun so dark and the hour so late
You can't overlook the lack, Jack
Of any other highway to ride
It's got no signs or dividing lines
And very few rules to guide
I spent a little time on the mountain
I spent a little time on the hill
I saw things getting out o' hand
And I guess they always will
Now, I don't know but I been told
If the horse don't pull you got to carry the load
I don't know, whose back's that strong
Maybe find out before too long
One way or another
One way or another
One way or another
This darkness got to give
One way or another
One way or another
One way or another
This darkness got to give
One way or another
One way or another
One way or another
This darkness got to give