The low lands call br I am tempted to answer br They are offering me a free dwelling br Without having to conquer br br The massive mountain makes its move br Beckoning me to ascend br A much more difficult path br To get up the slippery bend br br I cannot choose both br I have a choice to make br I must be wise br This will determine my fate br br I choose, I choose the mountain br With all its stress and strain br Because only by climbing br Can I rise above the plane br br I choose the mountain br And I will never stop climbing br I choose the mountain br And I shall forever be ascending br br I choose the mountainbr br howard simonbr br