Chicasaw Mountain

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High up on the mountain of 
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Chickasaw, they say,
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There's one patch of darkness that 
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never yields to day;
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Deep are those shadows, old as 
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the mountain,
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Something is waiting in there; 
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call on her if you dare!
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Seek no level of God or devil;
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 she's something older by far,
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Call her "Lady Of the Morning 
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Star".

[Verse 2]
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She offers two bargains. The 
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price is steep and dark;
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The one takes your life, and the 
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other leaves a mark.
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If there's a third one, I've 
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never heard one,
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Choose for yourself, what's the fee?
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Nothing she gives is free!
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Name your goal--she won't ask 
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your soul--
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     she might even give you her 
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own--
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And maybe you'd be better off 
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alone!

[Verse 3]
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My old fellow rebel: I know what
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 deal he made;
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The Power rang through every song 
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he wrote and played;
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Made him the best of his generation,
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Sang to the end of the War--and 
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not a moment more.
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Then it left him. The Power 
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bereft him,
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 left him but one fate to see--
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Hanging on his sister's apple 
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tree.

[Verse 4]
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Forgive my old buddy, who soon 
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forgot my name;
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I chose not to follow his seven 
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years of fame.
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He took the high road, I take the 
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low road,
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Sing second place, but sing long--
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  and have always one more song!
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Take your stars and give me my 
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scars,
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 I'd rather live long and be free--
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So take his cup the hell away 
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from me!

[Verse 5]
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Whoever has wisdom can guess 
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what lies unsaid
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The cost of the Gift to the living
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 and the dead;
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Still, if you feel you'll gain 
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by the deal,
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You'll play with the old Morning 
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Star
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--no need to travel far.
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Don't just count on Chickasaw 
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Mountain
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     if there's a Deal meant for you
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Any wild place on Earth will do.