Rocky mountain high

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1. He was born in the summer of his twenty-seventh year,
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coming home to a place he'd never been before.
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He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again,
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you might say he found the key to every door.

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2. When he first came to the mountains, his life was far away,
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on the road and hanging by a song.
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Well the string`s already broken and he doesn't really care,
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it changes fast and it don't last too long.

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But The Colorado Rocky Mountain High,
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I've seen it raining fire in the sky.
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Shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby,
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Rocky Mountain High, Rocky Mountain High.

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3. Well he climbed the feeble mountains,
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he saw silver clouds below,
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he saw everything as far as you can see.
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They say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun,
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he lost a friend but keep the memory.



ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH, part 2

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4. Now he walks in quiet solitude through the forests and the streams,
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seeking grace in every step he takes.
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His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand,
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the serenity of clear blue mountain lakes.

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And The Colorado Rocky Mountain high,
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I've seen it raining fire in the sky.
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Talk to God and listen to the casual reply.
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Rocky Mountain High, Rocky Mountain High.

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5. Now his life if full of wonder,
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but his heart still knows some fear,
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of the simple things he cannot comprehend.
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Why they try and tear the mountains down
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to bring in a couple more, more people, more scars upon the land.

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And The Colorado Rocky Mountain high,
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I've seen it raining fire in the sky.
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You know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly.
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Rocky Mountain high, the Colorado Rocky Mountain high,
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I've seen it raining fire in the sky.
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Friends around the campfire and everybody is high.
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Rocky Mountain High... (rep. and fade)