John Denver - Rocky Mountain High

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1He was born in the summer, of his twenty seventh year;
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2Coming home to a place he'd never been before
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3He left yesterday behind him,
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4you might say he was born again
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5You might say he found a key for every door
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8When he first came to the mountains, his life was far away;
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9On the road and hanging by a song
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10But the string's already broken, and he doesn't really care;
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11It keeps changing fast, and it don't last for long
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14But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
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15I've seen it raining fire in the sky
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16The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby
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17Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
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18Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
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21He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below;
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22he saw everything as far as you can see
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23And they say that he got crazy once,
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24and he tried to touch the sun;
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25And he lost a friend but kept the memory
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28Now he walks in quiet solitude, the forests and the streams;
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29seeking grace in every step he takes
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30His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand;
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31the serenity of a clear blue mountain lake
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34And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
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35I've seen it raining fire in the sky
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36talk to God and listen to the casual reply
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37Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
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38Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
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41Now his life is full of wonder,
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42but his heart still knows some fear;
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43of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
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44Why they try to tear the mountains down,
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45To bring in a couple more;
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46more people, more scars upon the land
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49And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
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50I've seen it raining fire in the sky
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51I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly
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52Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
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53Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
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56And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
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57I've seen it raining fire in the sky
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58Friends around the campfire and everybody's high
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59Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
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60Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
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