Notes:      Jt on sony.com: er mei is a mountain in china (sechuan province). before the cultural revolution there were maybe 100 buddhist shrines, temples, etc. on the way to the summit which usually pokes   Ugh the clouds like an island in the sea.   Sally and I went there to meet ben in '93 (he was traveling out of tibet). it took three days to climb the many miles of stone steps carved centuries ago into the living rock of the mountain. at   Time, I might as well have been on the stairmaster at jack lalane on broadway and 76th.      We were walking in paradise   Never did notice   Blind in the buddha land   Looking for solace   We had been told of a place   Far beyond this vale of tears   We could never have guessed   We were already blessed   There we were, where we are   In the garden      Didn't we climb on up er mei   Temple to temple   Yes and all and all along the way   The day was simple   Didn't we reach the top   Didn't we gain our goal   Did we finally stop   Surprised by the cold      We were walking in paradise   Never did tumble   Blind in the buddha land   Looking for trouble   We had been told of a place   Far beyond this vale of tears   We could never have guessed   We were already blessed   There we were, where we are   In the garden