Rocky slopes, painted snow.

How can those goats climb so high?

And what are the mountains without the sky?

Mountains know the meaning of time,

But pilots fly and climbers climb;

Some will conquer, some will die.

But what are the mountains without the sky?

I've read mountains of books since I was young,

And fountains of knowledge spew from my tongue.

When I reach a summit, I only ask why,

And what are the mountains without the sky?

These things you say, yes, I do hear,

And no, I've never been so near.

But I'm not convinced, and you ask why.

What are the mountains without the sky?