Rocky Mountain High

He was born in the summer of his twenty-seventh year Coming home to a place he'd never been before Left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again Might say he found a key for ev'ry door When he first came to the mountains his life was far away On the road and hangin' by a song But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care Keeps changin' fast, it don't last for long 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 Rocky Mountain high He climbed cathedral mountains Saw silver clouds below 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 The Colorado Rocky Mountain high I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky You talk to God, 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 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 rainin' fire in the sky He 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 rainin' fire in the sky Friends around the campfire Everybody's high Rocky Mountain high Rocky Mountain high Rocky Mountain high Rocky Mountain high