1.ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
Lyrics:John Denver
Music:John Denver
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,
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 strings already broken
and he doesn't really care,
it keeps changin' fast, and it don't last for long.
It's a Colorado Rocky Mountain High,
I've seen it raining fire in the sky
The shadows from the starlight are softer than a lullabye.
Rocky Mountain High, ...in Colorado....Rocky Mountain High.
He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below,
saw everything as far as you can see.
And they say that he got crazy once and that 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 stream,
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
You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply.
Rocky Mountain High, ....in Colorado....Rocky Mountain High.
Now his life is full of wonder,
but his heart still knows some fear,
of the simple things he can not comphend.
Why they try to tear the mountains down
to bring in a couple more.
More people, more scars upon the land.
It's 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
It's the Colorado Rocky Mountain High,
I've seen it raining fire in the sky.
Friend around the camp fire and everybody's high....
Rocky Mountain High, Rocky Mountain High, Rocky Mountain High,
Rocky Mountain High.
2.MOTHER NATURE'S SON
Written:John Lennon/Paul Mccartney
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 the waters rise
Listen to the sound of pretty music as she flies
Find me in my field of grass
Mother nature's son
Swaying daisies sing a lazy song beneath the sun
3.PARADISE
Lyrics:John Prine
Music:John Prine
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 my times that my memories 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 tran just 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 tran just 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 'til 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 tran just 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 tran just hauled it away
4.FOR BABY (For Bobby)
Lyrics:John Denver
Music:John Denver
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
5.DARCY FARROW
Written:Steve Gillette/Tom Campbell
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
6.PRISONERS
Lyrics:John Denver
Music:John Denver
Jose 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
Jose spends the evening with the people in 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
And I stare at the gray walls before me
And I see her face in the stone
And I try to imagine our baby
And I wish they would let me go home
And I wish they would let me go home
And I wish they would let me go home
It's a hard life livin' when you're lonely
And I wish they would let me go home
It's a long night sleepin' alone
And I wish they would let me go home
It's a hard time waitin' for tomorrow
And I wish they would let me go home
It's a long, long way home
And I wish they would let me go home
It's a long, long way home
And I wish they would let me go home
Bring me and the other boys home
And I wish they would let me go home
Bring me and the other boys home
And I wish they would let me go home
Bring me and the other boys home
7.GOODBYE AGAIN
Lyrics:John Denver
Music:John Denver
It's five o'clock this mornin' and the sun is on the rise
There's frosting on the windowpane and sorrow in your eyes
The stars are fading quietly, night is nearly gone
And so you turn away from me and tears begin to come
And it's goodbye again, I'm sorry to be leaving you
Goodbye again, as if you didn't know
It's goodbye again and I wish you could tell me
Why do we always fight when I have to go
It seems a shame to leave you now, you lay so soft and warm
I long to lay me down again and hold you in my arms
I love to kiss the tears away and give you back your smile
But other voices beckon me and for a little while
It's goodbye again, I'm sorry to be leaving you
Goodbye again, as if you didn't know
It's goodbye again and I wish you could tell me
Why do we always fight when I have to go
I have to go and see some friends of mine
and some that I don't know
And some who aren't familiar with my name
It's something that's inside of me not hard to understand
It's anyone who'll listen to me sing
And if your hours are empty now, who am I to blame?
Do 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's the greatest peace I've ever known
And it's goodbye again, I'm sorry to be leaving you
Goodbye again, as if you didn't know
It's goodbye again and I wish you could tell me
Why do we always fight when I have to go
8.SEASON SUITE
Written:John Denver/Mike Taylor/Dick Kniss
SUMMER
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
And oh I love the life within me
I feel a part of everything I see
And oh I love the like around me
A part of everything is here in me
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 a part of everything I see
And oh I love the like around me
A part of everything is here in me
FALL
Reflections on the water like shadows in my mind
Speak to me of passing days and nights and passing time
The falling leaves are whispering winter's on its way
I close my eyes remembering the warmth of yesterday
It seems a shame to see September swallowed by the wind
And more than that it's oh so sad to see the summer end
And though the changing colors are a lovely thing to see
If it were mine to make the change I think I'd let it be
But I don't remember hearing anybody asking me
WINTER
It's cold and it's getting colder
It's gray and white and winter all around
And oh I must be getting older
All this snow is trying to get me down
There's a fire in the corner slowly dyin'
Sometimes I just don't feel like goin' on
And yet I know it's more than worth the waiting
For another chance to see the summer sun
Come on, shine on me!
LATE WINTER, EARLY SPRING
............is an instrumental
SPRING
Open up your eyes and see the brand new day
A clear blue sky and brightly shining sun
Open up your ears and hear the breezes say
Everything that's cold and gray is gone
Open up your hands and feel the rain come down
Taste the wind and smell the flowers' sweet perfume
Open up your mind and let the light come in
The earth has been reborn and life goes on
Do you care what's happening around you?
Do your senses know the changes when they come?
Can you see yourself reflected in the seasons?
Can you understand the need to carry on?
And oh I love the life within me
I feel a part of everything I see
And oh I love the like around me
A part of everything is here in me
A part of everything is here in me
A part of everything is here in me
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