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A Mile High in Denver Lyrics by Jimmy Buffett

Before the Beach

1970

[Verse 1]
Sittin' on a pocket full of hard-earned wages
Lookin' at the world through magazine pages
I heard a lot about the mountains
And the Colorado range
[Verse 2]
Made this stop for personal reasons
Didn't know I'd catch the changin' of the seasons
Winter dictates everything
From frost to naked trees
[Chorus 1]
I'm about a mile high in Denver
Where the rock meets timberline
I've walked this ground from town to town
Just to finally call it mine
[Verse 3]
Lookin' for the cloud with a Styrofoam lining
Hopin' that the sun will keep on shinin'
Leading me to distant peace
That waits so patiently
[Verse 4]
Need a little love to try some givin'
Try a little love and then start livin'
Things I feared so long ago
When everything was wrong
[Chorus 2]
I'm about a mile high in Denver
Where the rock meets timberline
I've walked this ground from town to town
Tonight I'll call it mine
[Refrain]
Tonight I'll call it mine
[Verse 1]
Sittin' on a pocket full of hard-earned wages
Lookin' at the world through magazine pages
I heard a lot about the mountains
And the Colorado range
[Verse 4]
Need a little love to try some givin'
Try a little love and then start livin'
Things I feared so long ago
When everything was wrong
[Chorus 3]
I'm about a mile high in Denver
Where the rock meets timberline
Where God and trees create the breeze
Tonight I'll call it mine
[Refrain]
Tonight I'll call it mine
Tonight I'll call it mine
Tonight I'll call it mine
Tonight I'll call it mine
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Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett

About “A Mile High in Denver” by Jimmy Buffett

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"A Mile High in Denver" is credited to Jimmy Buffett. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"A Mile High in Denver" appears on "Before the Beach" in 1970.

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