Title : Rocky Mountain High

Artist : John Denver


He was born in the summer of his 27th year

Coming home to a place he'd never been before

He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again

You might say he found a key for every door



When he first came to the mountains his life was far away

On the road and hanging by a song

But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care

It keeps changing fast and it don't last for long



But the Colorado rocky mountain high

I've seen it raining fire in the sky

The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullabye

Rocky mountain high



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 forest 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 raining fire in the sky

You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply

Rocky mountain high



Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear

Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend

Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more

More people, more scars upon the land



And the Colorado rocky mountain high

I've seen it raining fire in the sky

I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly

Rocky mountain high



It's Colorado rocky mountain high

I've seen it raining fire in the sky

Friends around the campfire and everybody's high

Rocky mountain high


Written by
DENVER, JOHN / DENVER, JOHN / TAYLOR, MIKE

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