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Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River Life is old there, older than the trees Younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze Country roads, take me home to the place I belong West Virginia, Mountain Mama Take me home, country roads All my memories gather 'round her Miner's lady, stranger to blue water Dark and dusty, painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye Country roads, take me home to the place I belong West Virginia, Mountain Mama Take me home, country roads I hear her voice, in the mornin' hour she calls me The radio reminds me of my home far away And drivin' down the road, I get a feelin That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday Country roads, take me home to the place I belong West Virginia, Mountain Mama Take me home, country roads Country roads, take me home to the place I belong West Virginia, Mountain Mama Take me home, country roads Take me home, (down) country roads Take me home, (down) country roads |
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| 2. |
| 2:52 |
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It's by far the hardest thing I've ever done,
To be so in love with you and so alone. Follow me where I go, what I do, who I know Make it part of you to be a part of me. Follow me up and down, all the way and all around, take my hand and say you'll follow me. It's long been on my mind, you know it's been a long, long time, I've tried to find the way that I can make you understand The way I feel about you, and just how much I need you To be there where I can talk to you when there's no one else around. Follow me where I go, what I do, who I know Make it part of you to be a part of me. Follow me up and down, all the way and all around, take my hand and say you'll follow me. You see I'd like to share my life with you And show you things I've seen, Places that I'm going to Places where I've been To have you there beside me to never be alone and all the time that you're with me, we will be at home Follow me where I go, what I do, who I know Make it part of you to be a part of me. Follow me up and down, all the way... take my hand and I will follow you. |
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| 3. |
| 3:12 |
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It's a long way from L.A. to Denver
It's a long time to hang in the sky It's a long way home to Starwood in Aspen My sweet Rocky Mountain paradise Oh my sweet Rocky Mountain paradise Springtime is rollin' round slowly Gray skies are bringin' me down I can't remember when I've ever been so lonely I forgot what it's like to be home Can't remember what it's like to be home I think on my lady's sweet memories I think on my children sweet smiles I think on my home in Starwood in Aspen All my friends and the snow covered hills Oh my friends are the snow covered hills Can I tell you I'm happy to be here To share and consider this time For I see here the shadows of changes And a feeling of new friends to find And I see here some new friends to find It's a long way from this place to Denver It's a long time to hang in the sky It's a long way home to Starwood in Aspen A sweet Rocky Moutnain paradise Oh my sweet Rocky Mountain paradise |
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| 4:43 |
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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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| 5:10 |
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Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry Sunshine on the water looks so lovely Sunshine almost always makes me high If I had a day that I could give you I'd give to you the day just like today If I had a song that I could sing for you I'd sing a song to make you feel this way Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry Sunshine on the water looks so lovely Sunshine almost always makes me high If I had a tale that I could tell you I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile If I had a wish that I could wish for you I'd make a wish for sunshine for all the while Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry Sunshine on the water looks so lovely Sunshine almost all the time makes me high Sunshine almost always... |
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| 4:01 |
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All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go
I'm standing here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye But the dawn is breaking, it's early morn The taxi's waiting, he's blowin' his horn Already I'm so lonesome I could die So kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me like you'll never let me go 'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane Don't know when I'll be back again Oh babe, I hate to go There's so many times I let you down So many times I've played around I tell you now, they don't mean a thing Every place I go, I'll think of you Every song I sing, I'll sing for you When I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring So kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me like you'll never let me go 'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane Don't know when I'll be back again Oh babe, I hate to go Now the time has come to leave you One more time, let me kiss you Close your eyes, I'll be on my way Dream about the days to come When I won't have to leave alone About the times I won't have to say Oh, kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me like you'll never let me go 'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane Don't know when I'll be back again Oh babe, I hate to go But I'm leaving on a jet plane Don't know when I'll be back again Oh babe, I hate to go |
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| 7. |
| 3:12 |
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So you speak to me of sadness and the coming of the winter,
the fear that is within you now, it seems to never end. The dreams that have escaped you, And the hopes that you've forgotten. You tell me that you need me now, you want to be my friend. And you wonder where we're going, where's the rhyme and where is the reason? And if you cannot accept it is here we must begin, to seek the wisdom of the children, and the graceful way of flowers in the wind. For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers, their laughter and their loveliness could clear a cloudy day. Like the music of the mountains and the colors of the rainbow, they're a promise of the future and a blessing for today. Though the cities start to crumble and the towers fall around us, the sun is slowly fading and it's colder than the sea. It is written: "From the desert to the mountains they shall lead us, by the hand and by the heart, they will comfort you and me. In their innocence and trusting, they will teach us to be free." For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers, their laughter and their loveliness could clear a cloudy day. And the song that I am singing is a prayer to nonbelievers: "Come and stand beside us, we can find a better way." |
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| 3:39 |
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It's five o'clock this morning and the sun is on the rise
there's 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 CHORUS And it's goodbye again, I'm sorry to be leavin' 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, the days are soft and warm I long to lay me down again, and 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 CHORUS I have to go and see some friends of mine, some that I don't know, some who aren't familiar with my name It's something that's inside of me, not hard to understand It's anyone who listens to me sing And if you hours 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 I've ever known But it's goodbye again, and I'm sorry to be leavin' 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 |
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