Mr Jones - Colorado Lyrics

Grew up in Corpus Christi there I spent my life
I met young Nancy she became my wife
We raised three children one just turned forty-five

One day I'll ride the cold wind up to Colorado
One day I'll ride the cold wind up to Colorado

Lost my job in nineteen sixty eight
My kids were starving and I was afraid
Got me another job that just barely paid

One day I'll ride the cold wind up to Colorado
One day I'll ride the cold wind up to Colorado

Five years later yes I saw some snow
I longed for more of that but I could not go
Up to the mountains where trees don't grow

One day I'll ride the cold wind up to Colorado
One day I'll ride the cold wind up to Colorado

The eighties went too fast now I'm all alone
The gusty winds they hit me to the bone
My beating heart must now have turned to stone

One day I'll ride the cold wind up to Colorado
One day I'll ride the cold wind up to Colorado

Now I'm old and I'm waiting for to die
Please teach my ashes how they're gonna fly
Then a wind will come and carry me up high

And I'll ride the cold wind up to Colorado
Yes I'll ride the cold wind up to Colorado
Yes I'll ride the cold wind up to Colorado