Lyric Analysis -
Stander on the Mountain

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The title is a phrase from William Hoffman, a Virginia writer. The "stander" may not actually be a word, but it give you this picture of a Paul Bunyan, a big man on the hill. It's about a former BMOC, big jock on campus, living on past glories.

 

From "Bruce Hornsby & The Range - A Night On The Town" Sheet music published in 1990 by Cherry Lane Music Company, Inc. (ISBN 0-89524-580-9)