The Truth of Magnolia Mountain

I have many songs that I consider my favorites, but "Magnolia Mountain" by Ryan Adams & The Cardinals speaks to me in a way that no other song does. There are so many great lines in this song. "Steady my soul and ease my worry" calms me down when things get a little hectic. "It's been raining that Tennessee honey / So long I got too heavy to fly / Ain't no bluebird ever gets too heavy to sing" reminds me that even when life is coming at me full throttle, there's still plenty to be grateful for. As such, it is the inspiration for the name of this blog. So I hope you like it as much as I do. Enjoy.

"Magnolia Mountain"

I want to go to Magnolia Mountain
And lay my weary head down
Down on the rocks
On the mountain my savior made
Steady my soul and ease my worry
Hold me when I rattle like a hummingbird hummin'
Tie me to the rocks on the mountain my savior made

Lie to me
Sing me a song
Sing me a song until the morning comes
If the morning comes, will you lie to me
Will you take me to your bed
Will you lay me down
Till I'm heavy like the rocks on the riverbed
That my savior made

I want to be the bluebird singing
Singing to the roses in her yard
The roses in her yard her father grew for her
It's been raining that Tennessee honey
So long I got too heavy to fly
Ain't no bluebird ever gets too heavy to sing

Lie to me
Sing me a song
Sing me a song until the morning comes
And if the morning don't come, will you lie to me
Will you take me to your bed
Will you lay me down
Till I'm heavy like the rocks in the riverbed
That my savior made

We burned the cotton fields down in the valley
And ended up with nothing but scars
The scars became the lessons that we gave to our children after the war
But there ain't nothing but the truth up on the Magnolia Mountain
Where nobody ever dies
Steady your soul and ease your worry
They got a room for you

Lie to me like I lie to you
Calm me down until the morning comes
And if the morning don't come
Lie to me
Will you take me to your bed
Will you lay me down
All heavy like the rocks in the riverbed
That my savior made
For us

-Ryan Adams & The Cardinals