Everybody's got a mountain to climb,

This road we travel gets a little tough sometimes,

Sometimes I know you feel like you can't go on,

Need somebody help you get back home,

Need a friend to help you find your way home.

Reverend Pearly Brown say there's peace out on the water at night,

Big sun going down, Lord it's a pretty sight,

Red and blue across the water makes a wonderful song,

Listen to it all night long.

Everybody's got a mountain to climb,

Don't be discouraged when the sun don't shine,

Gotta keep on pulling, you gotta keep on tryin',

Everybody's got a mountain to climb,

Everybody's got a mountain to climb.

Who'd cross the face of a little smilin' child?,

Take away the loser's one last chance?,

Who wouldn't linger down by the old river for a while?

You know the whole world loves you when you're dancin'.

So, hey let me tell you what I'm talkin' about,

You can't go around with your lip stuck out.

Life ain't all good but it sure ain't bad,

Anyway it's the best old life I ever had.

Everybody's got a mountain to climb,

Don't be discouraged when the sun don't shine,

Gotta keep on pulling, you gotta keep on tryin',

Everybody's got a mountain to climb.

Everybody's got a mountain to climb,

Don't be discouraged when the sun don't shine,

Gotta keep on pulling, you gotta keep on tryin',

Everybody's got a mountain to climb.