Remember the day I set you free/
I told you you could always count on me darling.

“Ain’t No Mountain” is another great song by Diana Ross, this time written by Valerie Simpson and Nickolas Ashford. The message sounds simple: “Ill be there for you. No mountain is high enough that it can keep me away from you.” However, the lyrics indicate that this is a breakup song. She is saying this to her significant other as she is breaking up with him/her:

Remember the day I set you free?
I told you you could always count on me darling
From that day on, I made a vow
I’ll be there when you want me.

In my mind it seems strange making vows to people at the end of relationships, but whatever works for you. The vocal is amazing. She doesn’t have a great traditional voice, but it is recognizable, fun and pretty. Ross is at the peak of her pop powers as she sings a song that appeals across genres.

Ain’t No Mountain Lyrics

If you need me, call me.
No matter where you are,
No matter how far.
Just call my name,
I’ll be there in a hurry.
On that you can depend and never worry.

You see, my love is alive.
It’s like a seed that only needs the thought of you
To grow.
So if you feel the need for company,
Please, my darling, let it be me.

I may not be able to express
The depth of the love I feel for you.
But a writer put it very nicely
When he was away from the one he loved,
He sat down and wrote these words:

“No wind, (no wind)
No rain, (no rain)
Nor winter’s cold
Can stop me, babe
(Oh, babe) baby (baby)
If you’re my goal.”

“No wind, (no wind)
No rain, (no rain)
Can stop me, babe,
If you wanna go.”

I know, I know you must follow the sun,
Wherever it leads.
But remember-
If you should fall short of your desires
Remember life holds for you one guarantee-
You’ll always have me.

And if you should miss my lovin’
One of these old days.
If you should ever miss the arms
That used to hold you so close, or the lips
That used to touch yours so tenderly.
Just remember what I told you
The day I set you free.

Ain’t no mountain high enough,
Ain’t no valley low enough,
Ain’t no river wild enough,
To keep me from you.

Ain’t no mountain high enough,
Ain’t no valley low enough,
(Say it again),
Ain’t no river wild enough,
To keep me from you.

Ain’t no mountain high enough,
Nothing can keep me,
Keep me from you.

Ain’t no mountain high enough (no),
Nothing can keep me,
Keep me from you.

Ain’t no mountain high enough,
Ain’t no valley low enough,
(Say it again),
Ain’t no river wild enough,
To keep me from you.

Ain’t no mountain high enough,
Ain’t no valley low enough,
Ain’t no river wild enough,
To keep me from you.

Nothing in this world,
(Ain’t no valley low enough),
Nothing in this world,
Can keep me from you, baby.

 

I’ll be there in a hurry,
Just call my name,
I’ll be there.
Ain’t no mountain high enough,
Nothing can keep me, keep me from you.

Ain’t no mountain high enough,
(Say it again).
Ain’t no river wild enough,
To keep me from you.

Songwriters: Valerie Simpson / Nickolas Ashford