Ooh, the first time that I saw you   I said, "For goodness sake, that man's got the power   He's a charmer with a snake"   I was thrilled and fascinated but somehow liberated   When you took me to a place I'd never been   You showed me lots of things I'd never seen      You set me free as if you'd taken me   Halfway up the Hindu Kush   And I love you for showing me the view   From halfway up the Hindu Kush      The next time that I saw you, you looked into my eyes   I was sitting on your carpet when I felt it begin to rise   I kinda got the feeling, I was floating to the ceiling   Instead of looking at the sky   You picked me up and showed me how to fly      You set me free as if you'd taken me   Halfway up the Hindu Kush   And I love you for showing me the view   From halfway up the Hindu Kush      From halfway up the Hindu   From halfway up the Hindu   From halfway up the Hindu Kush      You set me free, as if you'd taken me   Halfway up the Hindu Kush   And I love you for showing me the view   From halfway up the Hindu Kush