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He was born in the summer of his 27th 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 for every door When he first came to the mountains, his life was far away On the road and hanging 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 It's the Colorado Rocky Mountain high I've seen it raining fire in the sky The shadows from the starlight are softer than a lullaby Rocky Mountain high (Colorado) Rocky Mountain high (high in 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 the memory Now he walks in quiet solitude, the forests and the streams Seeking grace in every step he takes His sight is 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 raining fire in the sky Talk to God and listen to the casual reply Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado) Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado) Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear Of the simple things he cannot comprehend Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more More people, more scars upon the land In the Colorado Rocky Mountain high I've seen it raining fire in the sky I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly Rocky Mountain high The Colorado Rocky Mountain high I've seen it raining fire in the sky Friends around the campfire and everybody's high Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado) Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado) Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado) Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado) Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado) Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado) |
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| 2. |
| 2:29 |
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Born a poor young country boy
Mother nature's son All day long I'm sitting singing songs for everyone Sit beside a mountain stream Watch her waters rise Listen to the pretty sound of music as she flies Du-du-du du du du-du-du-du du du du du Du-du-du du du du-du-du du du du Du-du-du-du du-du-du du du Find me in my field of grass Mother nature's son Swaying Daisies sing a lazy song beneath the sun Du-du-du du du du-du-du-du du du du du Du-du-du du du du-du-du du du du Du-du-du-du du-du-du du du Ah, mother nature's son! |
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| 3. |
| 2:14 |
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This song was first released on the Rocky Mountain High album. It is the only album it has been released on.
When I was a child, my family would travel Down to western Kentucky where my parents were born And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered So many times that my mem'ries are worn And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County Down by the Green River where Paradise lay Well, I'm sorry, my son, but you're too late in asking Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away Well sometimes we'd travel right down the Green River To the abandoned old prison down by Adrie Hill Where the air smelled like snakes and we'd shoot with our pistols But empty pop bottles was all we would kill And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County Down by the Green River where Paradise lay Well, I'm sorry, my son, but you're too late in asking Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away And the coal company came with the world's largest shovel And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County Down by the Green River where Paradise lay Well, I'm sorry, my son, but you're too late in asking Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County Down by the Green River where Paradise lay Well, I'm sorry, my son, but you're too late in asking Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away Words and music by John Prine |
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| 4. |
| 2:58 |
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I'll walk in the rain by your side, I'll cling to the warmth your hand, I'll do anything to help you understand I love you more than anybody can. And the wind will whisper your name to me little birds will sing along in time, leaves will bow down when you walk by and morning bells will chime I'll be there when you're feelin' down to kiss away the tears that you cry, I'll share with you all the happiness I've found a reflection of the love in your eyes. And I'll sing you the songs of the rainbow, I'll whisper of the joy that is mine leaves will bow down when you by and morning bells will chime I'll walk in the rain by your side, I'll cling to the warmth your tiny hand, I'll do anything to help you satisfied I love you more than anybody can. And the wind will whisper your name to me little birds will sing along in time, leaves will bow down when you walk by and morning bells will chime |
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| 5. |
| 4:24 |
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Where the walker runs down to the Carson Valley Plain There lived a maiden, Darcy Farrow was her name The daughter of old Dundee and a fair one was she The sweetest flower that bloomed o'er the range Her voice was as sweet as the sugar candy Her touch was as soft as a bed of goose down Her eyes shone bright like the pretty lights That shine in the night out of Yerrington town She was courted by Young Vandamere A fine lad was he as I am to hear He gave her silver rings and lacy things And she promised to wed before the snows came that year But her pony did stumble and she did fall Her dyin' touched the hearts of us one and all Young Vandy in his pain put a bullet through his brain And we buried them together as the snows began to fall They sing of Darcy Farrow where the Truckee runs through They sing of her beauty in Virginia City too At dusky sundown to her name they drink a round and to young Vandy whose love was true |
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| 6. |
| 3:40 |
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Josie works the counter at the downtown five and dime
Anything at all to help her pass the time Her mama keeps the baby and grandpa rambles on About the good times playing in his mind It's a hard life livin' when you're lonely It's a long night sleepin' alone It's a hard time waitin' for tomorrow It's a long, long way home Josie spends the evening with the people "on" the pages Of the paperback she picked up "at" the store Or sometimes it's the TV or she'll try to write a letter But they don't come too often anymore It's a hard life livin' when you're lonely It's a long night sleepin' alone It's a hard time waitin' for tomorrow It's a long, long way home I stare at the gray walls before me And I see her face in the stone I try to imagine our baby I wish they would let me go home I wish they would let me go home I wish they would let me go home It's a hard life livin' when you're lonely I wish they would let me go home It's a long night sleepin' alone I wish they would let me go home It's a hard time waitin' for tomorrow I wish they would let me go home It's a long, long way home I wish they would let me go home It's a long, long way home I wish they would let me go home Bring me and the other boys home I wish they would let me go home Bring me and the other boys home Words and music by John Denver |
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| 3:39 |
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Its five oclock this morning, and the sun is on the rise Theres frosting on the window pane, and sorrow in your eyes The stars are fading quietly, the night is nearly gone And so you turn away from me, and tears begin to come And its goodbye again, Im sorry to be leavin you Goodbye again, as if you didnt know Its goodbye again, and I wish you could tell me Why do we always fight when I have to leave It seems a shame to leave you now, the days are soft and warm I long to lay me down again, to hold you in my arms I long to kiss the tears away, give you back the smile Other voices beckon me, to go a little while And its goodbye again, Im sorry to be leavin you Goodbye again, as if you didnt know Its goodbye again, and I wish you could tell me Why do we always fight when I have to leave Have to go and see some friends of mine, some that I dont know Some who arent familiar with my name, Its something thats inside of me not hard to understand Its anyone who listens to me sing And if your hous are empty now, who am I to blame You think if I were always here, our love would be the same As it is the time we have, is worth the time alone And lying by your side, the greatest peace Ive ever known But its goodbye again, Im sorry to be leavin you Goodbye again, as if you didnt know Its goodbye again, and I wish you could tell me Why do we always fight when I have to leave |
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| 8. |
| 2:51 |
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Summer: John Denver
Silently the morning mist is lying on the water Captive moonlight waiting for the dawn Softly like a baby's breath a breeze begins to whisper The sun is coming, quick you must be gone Smiling like a superstar the morning comes in singing The promise of another sunny day And all the flowers open up to gather in the sunshine I do believe that summer's here to stay Do you care what's happening around you Do your sense know the changes when they come Can you see yourselves reflected in the season Can you understand the need to carry on Riding on the tapestry of all there is to see So many ways and oh so many things Rejoicing in the differences There's no one just like me Yet as different as we are , we're still the same And oh I love the life within me I feel part of everything I see And oh I love the life around me A part of everything is here in me |
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| 1:38 |
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| 10. |
| 1:35 |
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| 11. |
| 4:00 |
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| 12. |
| 2:56 |
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