Jeff's Song Lyrics

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A WISE MAN ONCE SAID TO ME
SON YOUR BEST TO HEAD OUT WEST
BUT I DIDN'T TAKE HIS ADVICE AND STAYED OUT
HERE FOR BUSINESS
I STUDIED AT HARVARD GOT MY MBA
GOT MY DOCTORATE FROM BENTLEY
GO A GOOD JOB A BMW AND A GREAT
FAMILY
IN A THREE BEDROOM TOWN-HOUSE
JUST OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON D.C.

NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRIED,
I NEVER WAS TRULY HAPPY
I WAS OUT IN DENVER ON A BUSINESS TRIP DRIVING
ALONG THOSE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WHEN I REMEMBERED WHAT THAT WISE
MAN SAID TO ME:

CHORUS:

HE SAID

OUT HERE YOU CAN BREATHE THE FRESH AIR
YOU CAN SEE FOR MILES
AND ATTEND A COUNTRY FAIR.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU JUST CAN'T DO OVER
THERE
YOU CAN SQUARE DANCE WITH THE WHOLE TOWN
DOWN ON THE TOWN SQUARE

YOU CAN BUILD THAT RANCH
AND WATCH YOUR COUNTRY DREAMS COME TRUE
YOU CAN COUNT EVERY STAR AND ALL THE PLANETS TOO.
YOU CAN BREAK OUT YOUR GUITAR
AND PLAY A COUNTRY-TUNE
YOU CAN WATCH THE FIRE-FLIES DANCE AROUND
YOU CAN FLY A KITE UP ON A HILL OR
ATTEND A NEIGH-BOR HOOD BBQ

THAT'S THE COUNTRY WAY AND YOU KNOW ITS TRUE
SO SON WHAT YOU GONNA DO?

YOU CAN PLANT THAT CORN IN THE GROUND
YOU CAN STAND UP ON A HILL
AND SEE THE WHOLE TOWN
YOU CAN JUMP IN THE CREEK OFF THAT BRIDGE
AND SPLASH AROUND
YOU JUST CAN'T DO THAT IN THE BIG CITY.
CAN'T YOU SEE?
AS I WAS DRIVIN' ALONG, I CAME TO REALIZE
THAT THIS LIFE I WAS LIVIN' JUST WASN'T
THE RIGHT LIFE FOR ME

OUT EAST I CAME TO MISS THOSE ROCKY SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS
AND HOW THAT FRESH SNOW PACK REALLY SHINES
I'M THANKFUL THAT THAT OLD MAN WAS THERE FOR ME
I JUST HOPE THAT SOME DAY I'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK
IN TIME
TO SEE ANOTHER COLORADO SUNRISE