Mountain Tales Under Stars

[Intro] (Guitar strumming begins, slow and steady) [Verse 1] The dust kicked high on the mountain track A worn pack heavy on my back The sun dipped low, the air grew thin A distant village light blinked on I walked the path where few cars go Through valleys deep where cold winds blow Seeking shelter, seeking grace In this wild and ancient place [Chorus] Oh, gather 'round the fading light Share your stories through the night By the fire's warm and crackling glow Let the mountain wisdom flow Underneath a million stars so bright We weave our tales into the night Oh, gather 'round the fading light Share your stories through the night [Verse 2] An old man sat on a wooden chair His face was lined with time and care He spoke of floods that swept the plain Of harvest lost and driving rain He showed me scars upon the land Held out a weathered, calloused hand "Life is hard, but roots run deep," He said before he fell asleep [Chorus] Oh, gather 'round the fading light Share your stories through the night By the fire's warm and crackling glow Let the mountain wisdom flow Underneath a million stars so bright We weave our tales into the night Oh, gather 'round the fading light Share your stories through the night [Verse 3] A weaver girl with nimble hands Shared dreams of distant, foreign lands Her threads held patterns old and true Of mountain peaks and skies of blue She sang a song her mother knew Of love that faded, fresh and new Her laughter rang, clear and high Beneath the vast and starry sky [Chorus] Oh, gather 'round the fading light Share your stories through the night By the fire's warm and crackling glow Let the mountain wisdom flow Underneath a million stars so bright We weave our tales into the night Oh, gather 'round the fading light Share your stories through the night [Bridge] Each face I met, each tale I heard Was like the song of some rare bird A fragile truth, a whispered sound Echoing on the sacred ground The mountains hold both joy and pain Like sunshine mixed with falling rain And every soul has tales to tell Of how they lived, of how they fell [Chorus] Oh, gather 'round the fading light Share your stories through the night By the fire's warm and crackling glow Let the mountain wisdom flow Underneath a million stars so bright We weave our tales into the night Oh, gather 'round the fading light Share your stories through the night [Outro] (Guitar strumming slows, becomes softer) The path winds on, the stars remain Carrying joy, carrying pain The voices fade, the fire dies low But the mountain tales within me grow (Guitar strumming fades out completely)