I never thought you'd tackle Everest
Until that day you rang from Kathmandu.
My darling daughter, born so full of zest,
You said an avalanche had injured you.
Until that day you rang from Kathmandu
Your expeditions swelled my heart with pride
You said an avalanche had injured you.
It made me think of those before who died.
Your expeditions swelled my heart with pride
But now you'll visit Everest again.
It makes me think of those before who died.
I view the snow-clad peak with awesome pain.
But now you'll visit Everest again.
The mountain's call will tear us two apart
I view the snow-clad peak with awesome pain.
It strikes such waves of terror through my heart.
The mountain's call will tear us two apart.
That you must go next spring I comprehend.
It strikes such waves of terror through my heart.
If danger threatens, promise you'll descend.
That you must go next spring I comprehend,
While I must stay, imagining the zone.
If danger threatens, promise you'll descend.
Don't let the mountain claim you as its own.
While I must stay, imagining the zone
And picturing the bodies that you'll find,
Don't let the mountain claim you as its own.
I'm trying hard to understand your mind.
And picturing the bodies that you'll find,
My darling daughter, born so full of zest,
I'm trying hard to understand your mind.
I never thought you'd tackle Everest.