I spent a summer growing old in Texas
I spent the fall chasing down a spring I can't recall up in Vail
Above the sky
I never really knew where I would end up
Until I placed my feet upon the mountain I called home from that day on.
Such a climb to Telluride
In Telluride! I've finally found my home
In Telluride! So cold it hurts my nose
In Telluride! You can't believe in wasted youth
I guess that old man told the truth about Telluride
I wish you hadn't left me off for Reno
I wish I hadn't tried to follow dust that you kicked up in that old Ford.
Wasted time
Wind blown prairies always kept me waiting.
Riverside was never long to kept me well or sing me fast to sleep.
Man, I tried! To Telluride!
In Telluride! I've finally found my home
In Telluride! So cold it hurts my nose
In Telluride! You can't believe in wasted youth
I guess that old man told the truth about Telluride
In Telluride!
Maybe I was better off back eastward
But gold November skies never seemed to save my life in twenty years.
So why not try, Telluride?