Connor Jay Liess - Hears the Man That Dies Alone Lyrics

We hadn't seen the sun in four damn days
And the wind started blowing in a snow
High up in the trees above the Boise Basin streams
I heard an old voice call below
I rode down to the draw and dying beneath a log
Was a man I ain't seen before
He looked up at me with eyes sunken deep
And mouthed the words, send me home, send me home
Well I got down from my horse and tried to move the log
But it would've taken ten sturdy men
It's a day back into town, I can bring some fellers round
But the man just shook his head
Boy, there ain't be no need, this pine's got me beat
By morning I'll be gone from this life
You're welcome to my mare, she's tied up over there
He said with a tear in his eye, a tear in his eye
Way up in the mountains
In the year 1861
I prayed to the lord that day that God above
Hears the man that dies alone
I told him I'd be back with the help of a jack
If he could hold on through the night
I gifted him my Colt to scare off any wolves
And placed a coat by his side
Boy, you'll never beat the moon, ol Death is coming soon
This pine will be my tomb
I'll see you soon, my friend, and return with several men
We'll jack the log and send you home (send you home)
Way up in the mountains
In the year 1861
I prayed to the lord that day that God above
Way up in the mountains
In the year 1861
I prayed to the lord that day that God above
Hears the man that dies alone