Newer Version of Own the Mountain

[Intro: Male vocal] [Spoken] In the mountains, at Cedar Badge — That’s where this story starts. [Instrumental] [Verse1] We were two young boys with adult-size dreams. Working hard to learn the right way to be. With eyes looking toward the future ahead. So others could follow where we had led. Summers in the hills wearing khaki and tan. Living the Scout law – becoming decent men. There was dating girls after sports and school. Yeah, that part of our life we were sure we were cool. And, in the blink of an eye, we had our mission call— That meant packing our bags and giving our all. We walked on foreign streets, spoke a foreign tongue. Two years hard work, mixed with a little fun. [Instrumental] [Pre-Chorus] Yeah we paid the price, we did the work. We stepped it up, pushed through the hurt. And when it looked like we may not win. We just loaded up— And went back in. [Chorus] Brothers marked by battle wounds From working for dreams and chasing truth, We still know now, what we knew back then That life’s best lived, shared with a friend. We own our mountains, come rain or snow From where we’ve been to where we’ll go Yeah, when life gets hard and walls cave in We load it up— And head back in [Verse 2] Soon rings were bought and then the babies came ‘Tween school and work—our days got claimed But most nights reminded what we were working for As we tripped on a mess of tiny shoes at the back door. We’ve held their hands through midnight cries Lost our voices yelling during Friday lights Tried to teach Sunday faith for the weekday grind Hoping they’d see our love by us giving our time Well, we got waiting rooms and courthouse steps Oh man! All those nights we never slept Some dreams, they lived and some gave way It didn’t matter, we kept showin’ up. Each. Day. [Instrumental] [Pre-Chorus] Yeah we paid the price, we did the work We stepped it up, pushed through the hurt And when it looked like we may not win We just loaded up— And went back in [Chorus] Brothers marked by battle wounds From working for dreams and chasing truth, We still know now, what we knew back then That life’s best lived, shared with a friend. We own our mountains, come rain or snow From where we’ve been to where we’ll go Yeah, when life gets hard and walls cave in We load it up— And head back in [Verse 3] Now another Christmas has passed us by Even with gray in our beards, there’s still a glint in our eye We’ve got some kids married, some still at home We’ve watched some take flight , while other’s still roam [Spoken] And we know, [Sung] They’re standin’ where the road divides Chasin’ hope and testin’ pride We hope they climb the way we did And never once decide [Brief Pause] TO QUIT We know too well how fast the daylight fades How easy pride and rage can make them stray So while there’s a bit of breath left in our chest We’ll keep staying close by and give ‘em our best [Instrumental] [Bridge] We’re blessed to have the kind of wives To prop us up in this season of life We’ll hold them close when nights are long And fight for our homes, to keep them strong Yeah, we know more change is on its way More hills to climb and dragons to slay It’s nice to know that when strength runs thin and daylight ends You’ll still be standin’ near—my friend [Instrumental] [Chorus] Brothers marked by battle wounds From working for dreams and chasing truth, We still know now, what we knew back then That life’s best lived, shared with a friend. We own our mountains, come rain or snow From where we’ve been to where we’ll go Yeah, when life gets hard and walls cave in We load it up— And head back in