This song appears on five albums, and was first released on the poems, prayers and promises album. it has also been released on the country classic and the country roads collection albums. a live version also appears on the wildlife concert and the best of john denver live albums.
I guess heĄŻd rather be in colorado
heĄŻd rather spend his time out where the sky looks like a pearl after the rain
once again to see him walkinĄŻ
once again to hear him talkinĄŻ
to the stars he makes and askinĄŻ them for bus fares
i guess heĄŻd rather be in colorado
heĄŻd rather play his banjo in the morning when the moon is scarcely gone
in the dawn the subwayĄŻs cominĄŻ
in the dawn i hear him cominĄŻ
some old song he wrote of love in boulder canyon
guess heĄŻd rather be in colorado
guess heĄŻd rather be in colorado
guess heĄŻd rather work out where the only thing you earn is what you spend
in the end iĄŻm in his office
in the end a quiet cough is all he has to show
he lives in new york city
Word and music by bill danoff and taffy nivert