Over the Next Hill (We'll Be Home) Lyrics
(Johnny R. Cash)
Spoken:
I remember one night, June and I were driving from Denver to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where we were going to that show, at that rodeo, the ...
The Grand Daddy Of 'Em All, you know, the biggest rodeo in the world.
And we've been driving quite a while, travelling quite a while and the night was clear and you could see for miles and from the top of the hill and I said, that will be where we'll see Cheyenne, from the top of this hill.
And she said, yeah, be nice if over this next year, we'd be home.
I said, that's a good song-title. And I said ...ugh...'ll make a good spiritual. I stopped to cut all I hear right while I wrote
"Over The Next Hill We'll Be Home"
Sung:
By the way the land is layin'
I think I'd be save in sayin'
That over the next hill, we'll be home
It's a straight and narrow highway
No detour and no byways
And over the next hill, we'll be home
From the prophets, I've been hearin'
I would say, the end is nearin'
For I see familiar landmarks all along
By the dreams that I've been dreamin'
There will come a great redeemin'
And over the next hill, we'll be home
By the speed that we've been makin'
I would say, there's no mistakin'
That over the next hill, we'll be home
There's a place that we are nearin'
That so many have been fearin'
And over the next hill, we'll be home
When we get there, we're all hopin'
That we'll find, the gate is open
And there'll be a refuge from the coming storm
For the ways been long and weary
But at last, the end is nearin'
And over the next hill, we'll be home
