Rocky Mountain High comprehend. Why they try to tear the mountain
(John Denver) down to bring in a couple more, More people,
more scars upon the land. And the Colorado Rocky
He was born in the summer of his 27th year, Mountain high, I've seen it rainin' fire in the
Comin' home to a place he'd never been before. sky. I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw
He left yesterday behind him, you might say he an eagle fly. Rocky Mountain high, it's a
was born again, You might say he found a key for Colorado Rocky Mountain high, I've seen it
every door. When he first came to the mountain rainin' fire in the sky, friends around the
his life was far away, On the road and hangin' campfire and everybody's high, Rocky Mountain
by a song, But the string's already broken and high, Colorado, Rocky Mountain high, Colorado.
he doesn't really care, It keeps changin' fast
and it don't last for long. But the Colorado
Rocky Mountain high, I've seen it rainin' fire
in the sky. The shadow from the starlight is
softer than a lullaby. Rocky Mountain high,
Colorado, Rocky Mountain high, Colorado. He
climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver
clouds below, He saw everything as far as you
can see. And they say that he got crazy once and
he tried to touch the sun, And he lost a friend,
but kept his memory. Now he walks in quiet
solitude the forests and the streams, Seeking
grace in every step he takes. His sight has
turned inside himself to try and understand The
serenity of a clear blue mountain lake. And the
Colorado Rocky Mountain high, I've seen it
rainin' fire in the sky. You can talk to God and
listen to the casual reply. Rocky Mountain high,
Colorado, Rocky Mountain high, Colorado. Now his
life is full of wonder, but his heart still know
some fear Of a simple thing he cannot
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(to help remember the tune).
