"THE HARDEST CLIMB" lyrics

On the coldest winter's night, the cowboy fled into the wild
Running from the weight of the world, followed only by his own shadow
For many moons he wandered aimlessly without food or water
Praying for shelter, dreaming of an oasis
In his darkest hour, he fell to his knees, and was ready to give up
At that moment, a divine wind blew off the cowboy's hat
He chased and chased his hat all the way up the mountain
As he arrived at the peak, he lifted his head and he saw it
The most beautiful thing he had ever seen
The Jewel of the Sierras, the Lake of the Sky
Tahoe

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Tahoe
Tahoe
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He ran to the lake and began to drink from it
The ice cold water quenched his thirst like a monsoon in the driest desert
He finally had everything he had ever wanted
But his smile vanished as he looked into the lake
And saw the reflection of a man that he knew but did not love
And he cried out
"Oh God, how can I have everything but feel like I am nothing?"
And God said
"Because man was made to suffer"
With agony, the cowboy cried
"Why did you make me, God?"
And God proclaimed
"Because the greatest view comes after the hardest climb"

Tahoe
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