I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Merle Haggard

| album = I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall

| B-side = Life of a Rodeo Cowboy

| released = April 12, 1978

| format =

| recorded = February 1978

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 2:48

| label = MCA

| writer = Chuck Howard

| producer = Fuzzy Owen, Hank Cochran

| prev_title = Running Kind

| prev_year = 1978

| next_title = It's Been a Great Afternoon

| next_year = 1978

}}

"I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall" is a song written by Chuck Howard, and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in April 1978 as the first single and title track from the album I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=147}}