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40 Miles from Denver Lyrics by Yonder Mountain String Band

Elevation

1999

[Verse 1]
It's a cold, cold moon out tonight
And it's a cold, cold point on your knife
Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning line?
[Chorus]
And I'd be forty miles from Denver when you woke up all alone
I'd be forty miles from Denver and three days from my home
In that cool mountain air on an Appalachian trail
Ohh, life is better there
[Verse 2]
It's a lonely road to travel on
But I've stood here waitin' much too long
And I'd rather leave this minute than try to carry on
[Chorus]
And I'd be forty miles from Denver headed eastbound on the track
I'd be forty miles from Denver and tryin' to get back
To that cool mountain air on an Appalachian trail
Ohh, life is better there
[Verse 1]
It's a cold, cold moon out tonight
And it's a cold, cold point on your knife
Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning line?
[Chorus]
And I'd be forty miles from Denver when you woke up all alone
I'd be forty miles from Denver and three days from my home
In that cool mountain air on an Appalachian trail
Ohh, life is better there
Ohh, life is better there
Ohh, life is better there
Ohh, life is better there
Credits
Yonder Mountain String Band

Yonder Mountain String Band

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"40 Miles from Denver" appears on "Elevation" in 1999.

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