He was born in the summer of his 27th year

Comin' 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 hangin' 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

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 his memory

Now he walks in quiet solitude

The forests 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

You can 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

It's 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