Mountain Girl

With the twilight colors falling
And the evening laying shadows
Hidden memories come stealing from my mind
As I feel my own heart beating out
The simple joy of living
And I wonder how I ever was that kind

But the wild road I was rambling
Was always out there calling
And you said a hundred times I should have died
Than you reach down and touch me and lifted me up with you
So, I believe it was the roads that I was meant to ride

I am Like a soldier getting over the war
I am Like a young man getting over his crazy days
Like a bandit getting over his lawless ways
I don’t have to do that anymore
I'm like a soldier getting over the war

There are nights I don't remember
And there's pain that has been forgotten
And a lot things I choose not to recall
There are faces that come to me
In my darkest secret memory
Faces that I wish would not come back at all

But in my dreams parade of lovers
From the other times and places
There's not one that matters now, no matter who
I'm just thankful for the journey
And that I've survived the battles
And that my spoils of victory is you

I am like a soldier getting over the war
I am like a young man getting over his crazy days
Like a bandit getting over his lawless ways
Every day gets better than the day before
I'm like a soldier getting over the war

I want to dedicate this song to all the survivors of every war, the one with guns and weapons, and the one against the inner demon. Maybe more insidious, more cruel, depriving of the most incredible gift: the joy of living, the freedom to be fully oneself.
It is a song of freedom, a song of redemption, a song of love, a song of gratitude.
The country singer and songwriter June Carter was the beloved wife of Johnny Cash. She was the one who "reach down" in his drug dependency, touch his soul and lifted him up.
The song speak by itself and foremost speak immensely to me who I feel in many ways like a soldier of the many battles that life put me through.
I am also saying:
"I am just thankful for the journey
And that I've survived the battles
...and every day gets better than the day before"

Of course his voice was unique and unforgettable. Cash sang breathtaking songs of heartache and survival with a voice that was deep and full of real life. He evolved from a self-destructive drug addiction to the iconic Man in Black facing the devil inside, and learning how to walk the razor-edge between destruction and redemption.
His personal transformation is to me very well expressed in this song and if you want to enjoy more of his music and know his story the movie " Walk the line" is depicting very well the fall and the rise of the pop star life.
For once an happy ending.