lyrics by harlan blynn
Verse 1:
When I was younger my bravery was prideful, more than once I touched humanity’s edge
One such time was up in Old Forge, on a broken down shoulder we called Vulcan’s ledge
Tumbling on rocks, I bounced like a pebble. An eerie feeling I’d been there before
The faces I saw on the bottom of the Moose River haunt my dreams forever more
Chorus:
There’s a place in my heart where the whitewater tumbles through broken dreams and hills of gold
This life that I’ve lived has left me gray in the temples but all I want is to live it some more
Verse 2:
I once had a friend who spoke like a carpenter, or was that just a dream I often quote
On the banks of the Cheat, a fiddle was humming, as the moonshine poured the crowd awoke
The ghosts of my past are long forgotten but the memories so clear, they’re hard to ignore
We danced by the river till the ground was frozen, and then we got in our boats and danced some more
Chorus:
There’s a place in my heart where the whitewater tumbles through broken dreams and hills of gold
This life that I’ve lived has left me gray in the temples but all I want is to live it some more
Verse 3:
Getting to the top of old Mount Sneffels, hand over hand on the southwestern ridge.
I saw a white goat who bayed with laughter, between life and death, he walked the bridge
The line between them is blurry and jagged but without it life would be such a bore
That moon-eyed old man sat on the peak-top, with the wind in his hair, he laughed some more
Chorus:
There’s a place in my heart where the whitewater tumbles through broken dreams and hills of gold
This life that I’ve lived has left me gray in the temples but all I want is to live it some more
Verse 4:
Alone in the forest they call Coconino, my breathing got short and my fingers turned blue
I saw a fox red dance with abandon before coming close and stealing my shoes
I felt the presence of a great new wonder, my body was beaten and my soul was sore
But I clawed my way to edge of town, to rest up, recover, and live life some more