Into the Alpine

Life zones, life zones, high and low
A place where plants and animals adapted to grow
Life zones, life zones, where are you?
From the flat grass land to the Mountain View
Life zones, you have so many faces
Well, plants and animals live in different places
Life zones, life zones aren't the same
Yes, every life zone has a different name

Well, Rocky Mountain Life stones, what are your names?
The Prairie, The Foothills and The montane
The subalpine
Now we're moving along
But the last life zone is the rest of the song
This can only be found above the tree line
This cool life zone is called the Alpine

Above the tree line, we'll find the Alpine
Above the tree line, we'll find the Alpine
Above the tree line, we'll find the Alpine

There's a relevant joy that's earned by the deserving
When you leave behind the spires of the skyline
And your feet become the trail, and the trail becomes your guideline
As you step through Timberline into the Alpine

Well, the furious winds may bring the winter early
And the snowfall coats the meadow in the sunshine
The birds collect the runoff while the breeze tickled the lupine
As you step through timberline into the alpine

A lesson hard to come by is a lesson we'll remember
Rain above the tree line in the middle of September
When the marmots and the ptarmigans are high
And the pikas live here too, so I can't hide
You're not adapted, boy

Well, we left behind our stereos and iPods
And we got up off the sofa for an incline
But if you believe in palm reading, you've just increased your lifeline
Since you stepped through Timberline into the Alpine
Yes, we step through Timberline into the Alpine (Alpine)
Oh, we'll leave it all behind up in the Alpine (Alpine)
When we step through Timberline into the Alpine