seeking grace
as soon as the guitar begins, my heart soars. i love this song. love it. the simplicity of the words. the complexity of the message. beautiful.
open your heart to this...
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 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 a 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, words by John Denver
(photo: colorado, july 3/05, canon digital rebel)
liz lamoreux
Reader Comments (3)
Lovely photo and thank you for writing these words....I loved this song when I was a kid and it made me a little teary to read this morning.
this is one of my favorite songs of all-time, but then I'm a John Denver fan through and through. My husband sings this one .. I love it when he "serenades" me with J.D's songs. Thanks for posting the lyrics - I know them, but it's always nice to be reminded of something we haven't thought about in awhile. Plus, just seeing the lyrics w/o the tune ... takes it out of context and somehow gives the song more meaning. I'm glad you did.
Seeking grace in every step we take. I try to live this way, though I fall down alot.
you know, as many times as i've heard this song i've never stopped to really listen to the words. it's beautiful and so poetic.