Rocky Mountain High

John Denver

He was born in the summer
of his twentyseventh 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 really doesn't care
It keeps changin' fast

and it doesn'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

Rocky Mountain High
He cimbed cathredal mountains

He saw silver clouds below
Saw everything as far as you can see

And they say he got crazy once
and 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
Rocky Mountain High

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

of the simple things he cannot comprehend
Why they try to tear the mountains down

to bring in 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's 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 campfire

and everybody's high
Rocky Mountain High

Rocky Mountain High
Rocky Mountain High

Rocky Mountain High
Rocky Mountain High

Soft karaoke
Words
For John
Rocky Mountain High
zax@zaxpax.com
12/7/97

Copyright © 1997 by John Denver
Rocky Mountain High