Gambler's Hill

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I could climb up on Gambler’s Hill Looking out over the town Watch the lights come on little by little Up on this perch, looking down And I could ask you to take my hand But deep down, I think I know That there’s a journey I’m meant to take Where no one else can follow I threw my shoes down the wishing well I won’t need them anymore Tell all my friends that I wish them well I think I’ve seen all this before It’s like a dream that I used to have It’s coming back clear as the day Fast asleep but I’m climbing that hill anyway I see my friends on the ground And I was floating, looking down The rising sun Shining upon my tracks I felt my feet growing light Can’t stop to breathe but that’s alright ‘cause I can tell That I’m never coming back There’s just one more hill to climb Look at me up here I’m leaving Gambler’s Hill for the last time And I’ve thought about leaving more times than I know But they tell me there’s a reason that we’re scared, ‘cause even though it’s all sweetness and light up above, it’s something else below I close my eyes and I let go And see my friends on the ground I was floating, looking down The rising sun Shining upon my tracks I felt my feet growing light Can’t stop to breathe but that’s alright ‘cause I can tell That I’m never coming back There’s just one more hill to climb Look at me up here I’m leaving everything I know behind tell ‘em I’m leaving Gambler’s Hill for the last time by Krishan Obeori