Intro: We came so far, me my lone star, baby Leavin's so hard, but this ol' heart, is breakin' Come mornin' I'm Denver bound Gonna set my sights on higher ground Why not Colorado far away across the Great Divide High above the sorrow, who needs love above the timber line Why die in Amarillo, woah oh just as flat as the Texas plains Let no memory follow I'll be gone tomorrow Why not Colorado The love we made here, has got to stay here But not me I'm gonna trade tears, when he plays where - I won't be Some fool in a dust bowl town Prayin' that you'll come around Why not Colorado far away across the Great Divide High above the sorrow, who needs love above the timber line Why die in Amarillo, whoa oh but just as flat as the Texas plains Let no memory follow I'll be gone tomorrow Why not Colorado Bridge I've got friends who say, that a heart heals fast in Mexico But I need rain or snow to bury the memory of one Texas home Why not Colorado far away across the Great Divide High above the sorrow, who needs love above the timber line Why die in Amarillo, oh oh but just as flat as the Texas plains Let no memory follow I'll be gone tomorrow Why not Colorado Let no memory follow I'll be gone tomorrow Why not Colorado