He was born in the summer of his 27th year
Going 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 every door
When he first came to the mountains
His life was far away
On the road, hanging by a song
But the string's already broken
And he doesn't even care
It keeps changing fast
But it don't last for long
But the Colorado rocky mountain high
I've seen it rainin' fire through the sky
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullabye
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
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
But 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 (Colorado)
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
Now his life is full of wonder
And 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
But the 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)