He was born in the summer
of his twenty-seventh year
Comin' home to a place
he'd never been before
He left yesterday behind him
You might say he's born again
You might say he found the
key for every door
When he first came to the
mountains his life was far away
On the road
Hangin' by a song
But the string's already broken
And he doesn't really care
It keeps changin' fast
But 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 lullabye
Rocky mountain high
Rocky mountain high
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 the 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
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
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
I know 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
Rocky mountain high
Rocky mountain high
Rocky mountain high
Rocky mountain high
Rocky mountain high