Johnny Cash - Country, In English

Over The Next Hill (We’ll Be Home)

2 Plays

Duration: 2:54

[Intro] I remember, one night, June and I were driving from Denver to Cheyenne, Wyoming where we were gonna do that, uh, show at that rodeo, the... the "Granddaddy of 'em All", you know... the biggest rodeo in the world. And we'd been driving quite a while, traveling quite a while and the night was clear and you could see for miles and we were topping a hill and I said, "I bet we'll be able to see Cheyenne from the top of this hill," and she said, "Yeah, it'd be nice if over this next hill we'd be home." I said, "That's a good song title." And I said, uh, "Make a good spiritual." I stopped the car. I let her drive while I wrote, "Over The Next Hill (We'll Be Home)" [Verse 1] By the way the land is laying I think I'd be safe in saying That over the next hill, we'll be home It's a straight and narrow highway No detours and no byways And over the next hill, we'll be home [Chorus] From the prophets I've been hearing I would say the end is nearing For I see familiar landmarks all along By the dreams that I've been dreaming There will come a great redeeming And over the next hill, we'll be home [Verse 2] By the speed that we've been making I would say there's no mistaking That over the next hill, we'll be home There's a place that we are nearing That so many have been fearing And over the next hill, we'll be home [Chorus] When we get there, we're all hoping That we'll find the gate is open And there'll be a refuge from the coming storm For the way's been long and weary But at last, the end is nearing And over the next hill, we'll be home

Credits

Writers: Johnny Cash