My Mountains, My Home

1st recorded on her Sha-Kon-O-Hey!: Land of Blue Smoke EP released in 2009 as part of a special performance honoring the 75th anniversary of the Smokey Mountains National Park. The title is taken from a Cherokee phrase for these mountains. The album was re-released digitally in 2024.

These are my mountains, my valleys
These are my rivers flowing like a song
These are my people, my memories
These are my mountains, this is my home

A - D - / A - - E / A - D - / A - E A

There's an old church house, an old school house
An old home place down a shady lane
Conversation, playful recreation
Friends and neighbors, and you know 'em all by name

Time for stoppin', makin' time for family
Time for washing a little dirty face
Time for helping grandpa in the garden
Grandma in the kitchen & saying daily grace (cho)

Heart's heavy, not ready
To leave it all behind, say goodbye & walk away
A new world's calling, but we're stalling
The future tells me, "Go, " but my mountain heart says, "Stay"

(bridge) My home is a place Heaven shines so brightly on
My home is a place where the mountain streams roll on
My home is a place of laughter, love & song
These are my mountains, this is my home 

E - D A (2x) E - D - - / A - E A 

Final chorus followed by:
(tag) These are my mountains, my multicolored rainbow
These are my mountains, this is my home

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