He was born in the summer of his 27 th 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 strings already broken and he doesn ' t really care , it keeps changing fast , and it don ' t last for long . And 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 . 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 forest 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 . You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply . Rocky Mountain high , Colorado . Rocky Mountain high . Now his life is full of wonder , but his heart still knows some fear , of a simple thing he can not 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 raining fire in the sky . I know he ' d be a poor 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 , Colorado . Rocky Mountain high . Rocky Mountain high , Colorado . Rocky Mountain high .