Softer than a lullaby

The other night I couldn't sleep very well. I'm not sure why, but after laying in bed for about an hour, I decided to get up. It was 4am. There was a full moon lighting up the early sky and it was so peaceful and quiet. I stepped out on my balcony to gaze at the stars above and the mountains ahead. And I couldn't stop thinking of this song.

He was born in the summer of his 27th year
Comin’ 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 hangin’ by a song
But the string’s already broken and he doesn’t really care
It keeps changin’ fast and it don’t last for long

But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby
Rocky Mountain high (high Colorado) Rocky Mountain high (high Colorado)...

He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below
He saw everything as far as you can see
And they say he got crazy once, and he tried to touch the sun
And he lost a friend but kept his memory

Now he walks in quiet solitude the forests and the streams
Seeking grace in every step he takes
His sight has 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 rainin’ fire in the sky
You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply
Rocky Mountain high (high Colorado) Rocky Mountain high (high Colorado)

Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear
Of a simple thing he cannot 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 rainin’ fire in the sky
I know he’d be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly
Rocky Mountain high...

Rocky Mountain high (high Colorado) Rocky Mountain high (high Colorado)

"Rocky Mountain High," John Denver

The song is autobiographical for John Denver and his experience of finally finding a place he belonged...and I realized I felt the same, "comin' home to a place he'd never been..." I couldn't have said it better.