Colorado

Colorado I need healing
 From this sorrow I've been feeling
 Give me old souls with healing hands
 The misunderstood, surely they will understand
 It takes a goddess touch to touch a godless man
 And get him back to believing
 Give me a small-town mayor who should be dead
 But, he trades in old guitars and art instead
 Well, he brought the fish and I brought the bread
 And he says, miracles still happen
 Colorado, I need healing
 From this sorrow I've been feeling
 Coyote walks through the light of day
 He hides behind a rock like he had plans to stay
 And I never did know just what he meant to say
 But I can tell you, I was listening
 And there was Pedro with his cigarette sleeves
 Full of Friday pay and rattlesnake dreams
 He shared his Marlboros and I shared my cheese
 His steady eyes were glistening
 And I heard an uplifting sound in a downtown park
 Playing his own tunes on an Irish harp
 And he played with just one hand as the August sky grew dark
 The other hand was for a lover
 Colorado, I need healing
 From this sorrow I've been feeling
 I need your ancient winds to dry these tears
 I need your silver lakes to be my mirrors
 I closed my eyes and met this song
 And the whole damn state of Colorado sang along
 And I knew right then that somewhere I belonged
 But hey, I know I was only dreaming
 So I'm gonna take what little's left of me
 Strap me in a plane eastbound for Tennossee
 Cause a man can only take so much being free
 And then he starts to charging
 Colorado, I need healing
 From this sorrow I've been feeling
 I need Chautauqua wind to dry these tears
 I need your silver lakes to be my mirrors
 So that I might see the fool I've been
 And maybe I can then begin again
 Colorado, Colorado