Been To The Mountain

I got nothing to prove, I got nothing to sell I'm not buying what you've got, I ain't ringing no bells I got a mint in my pocket, got a bullet in my teeth I'm going straight in the fire, I'm gonna talk to the high priest Used to be a lover, queen and a drifter A cowboy devil, a bride in a box, and A pilgrim and a thief, but it was me underneath I just know who I'm not and that's alright with me Alright, alright Can't tell me nothing babe, and that's a fact I have been to the mountain and back, alright Well, I wish I was God, but I'm glad that I'm not 'Cause I think too much, got my head in a knot The world's on fire, better save your brother I've been a child and I've been a mother I've been a victim and I've been a tumor Used to be your waitress but now I'm a consumer I've been on food stamps, I've been outta my mind I'm rolled in dirty dollars, stood in the welfare line I've been a number, I've been under attack I have been to the mountain and back Alright, alright I've been a dancer, a saint, an assassin I've been a nobody, a truck driver shaman So many seasons that I've been adrift Sometimes I wonder if I even exist Do you ever walk down the street and do you think to yourself Am I being watched, man? Am I on the list? Well I been called every name in the book, honey, come on, take your best shot Take your best shot, take your best shot, I got my back to remind me Aim at my heart, go on, take your best shot, now I am a hunter and I am the hunted I am a baby, I'm wanted I'm an alchemist, teacher, I'm a sinner, I'm a preacher And I know that there's more here than this As I stare in the void of the black mountain vacuum I know the scent of death like a perfume, no, this ain't the end This ain't the end, this ain't the end, this ain't the end Ooh, take off your tired eyes, undress your goodbyes 'cause I have been to the mountain I have been to the mountain I have been to the mountain I have been to the mountain and back Alright, alright Can't tell me nothing babe, and that's a fact I have been to the mountain and back, alright Alright, alright