I climbed up to the roof of the world <br />Breathing hard and banging my toes <br />On the rocks and stones of the winding path; <br />Hard, hard, hard was the climb to the summit <br />And I daren't look back till I reached the top <br />And brushed my head 'gainst the lonely clouds. <br /> <br />Beautiful world, beautiful world, <br />How I love to see you there: <br />From up here and looking down, <br />I can see the whole of you, the whole of you, <br />So very small I can pick you up, <br />And put you tenderly in my heart <br />And keep you there for ever. <br /> <br />The valleys, the paths, the lovely parks, <br />The winding road to the beach <br />And the sea in the distance glistening blue <br />And the lighthouse glowing white. <br /> <br />All the people and the houses look so small <br />But it makes my heart get bigger <br />And my love for them grows more. <br />All the people and the cars <br />Doing their little things below <br />Moving around so fast, the way I did down there. <br /> <br />Now the big still mountains put their arms around me <br />And the grass feels soft beneath my naked feet. <br />The only sound I hear is my heart beating <br />And a hawk's wings going thud, thud, thud, <br />Against the highland air. <br /> <br />I feel I can fly free like the hawk <br />And kiss the clear blue sky <br />And kiss the snow on the mountain tops <br />And kiss the world beneath me. <br /> <br />Flying high, flying high, I feel truly free now <br />And though there is so far to fall <br />Into the distance beneath me, I'm not afraid <br />'Cos I'm only falling, falling, falling in love. <br /> <br />In love with the world beneath my feet, <br />In love with the mountains around me, <br />In love with the sky, in love with the birds, <br />In love with the flowers nodding their heads <br />As they dance in the gentle breeze.<br /><br />Christopher McInnes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/song-lyric-6-after-the-climb/
