Rocky Mountain High Lyrics - 16 Biggest Hits: John Denver - John Denver

He was born in the summer of his twenty-seventh 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 to 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 

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) 

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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 

Talk to God and listen to the casual reply 

Rocky mountain high (Colorado) 

Rocky mountain high (Colorado) 

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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 knows he'd be a poorer man 

If he never saw an eagle fly 

Rocky mountain high 

Colorado rocky mountain high 

I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky 

Friends around the campfire 

And everybody's high 

Rocky Mountain high (Colorado) 

Rocky Mountain high (Colorado) 

Rocky Mountain high (Colorado) 

Rocky Mountain high (Colorado) 

Rocky Mountain high (Colorado)