base camp

sitting on this steep rock pile
below the south face of Everest
after i climbed a tough last mile
and thought i'd stop for a little while
ah, base camp with toilets and trash
hung over, ready to crash
so close to China and
Burma and Tibet
i really should be going and yet
it's icy cold and i'm incomplete
out of luck and with sore feet
checking out the sherpas
but it's a girl i'd like to meet

hikers are singing some tune
below the south face of Everest
inside a tent of the blue dog moon
i should get started again real soon
but never thought it would go this way
you phone, i've got nothing to say
Buddhist flags are flying today
thought i'd stop for a little while
after i climbed a tough last mile
it's icy cold and i'm incomplete
out of luck and with sore feet
checking out the sherpas
but it's a girl i'd like to meet