"Helicopter" lyrics

You fought hard
Ten years longer than they gave you
And time has come to take you
Before I let you go
There's one more wish
Oh, I promised we would do it
Some would say it's foolish
But they will never know

I'll take you on a helicopter ride
Get a glimpse of what it will be like
When you take to the skies
We're going on a helicopter ride
Before you slip the strands of life
Before we say goodbye

From up there
You see the rivers shape the valleys
Like the stories of our families
The strength you brought to bear
All these tales
Told through the smoke of campfires
Some were truthful, some were damn liars
The mountain doesn't care

You will take your place
In your mother's mother's legend
Forever as this mountain
Forever as this mountain

I'll take you on a helicopter ride
Get a glimpse of what it will be like
When you take to the skies
We're going on a helicopter ride
Before you slip the final strands of life
Before we say goodbye
Goodbye