John Denver John Denver - Rocky Mountain High Lyrics

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
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
It's a Colorado Rocky Mountain High
I've seen it raining fire in the sky
The shadows from the starlight are softer than a lullabye
Rocky Mountain High, in Colorado
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 that he tried to touch the sun
And he lost a friend, but kept the memory
Now he walks in quiet solitude, the forest and the stream
Seeking grace in every step he takes
His sight is 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, in Colorado
Rocky Mountain High
Now his life is full of wonder
But his heart still knows some fear
Of the simple things he can not comprehend
Why they try to tear the mountains down
To bring in a couple more
More people, more scars upon the land
It's 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 the Colorado Rocky Mountain High
I've seen it raining fire in the sky
Friends around the camp fire and everybody's high
Rocky Mountain High, Rocky Mountain High
Rocky Mountain High
Rocky Mountain High