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I'm from the fifty two eighty, the nights here are crazy
We sit on the skylines and smoke
That's what they tell me, they all try to sell me
But to me it's all just a joke

And I'm sitting here on the skyline yes
But my thoughts are the only things keeping me from rest
No drugs fogging my mind, drinks helping me unwind
Just the lights from the city are best

Denver can you hear me calling? I hope you know I'm well
I have just ticked off another year and I've been thinking on that as well

Denver do you hear the nightlife? It talks to me so loud
The bitterness of day to day life is overshadowed somehow

By the lights of the city, how they glitter oh so pretty
From a distance on a hill not to far away
I like to imagine when I'm up here by myself
How many people feel like they don't belong here on the shelf

Denver I know you hear me calling, I know you know I'm well
Or at least I'm doing better but that's another story to tell

Denver do you hear the nightlife? I wish I knew it well
But the nights here in the city can be dangerous for a girl

So let's loop these trails like they're the veins in our hearts
The city we grew up in, till death due us part
The skyline of the city up against the mountain range
And I know when I get older, these lights will heal my pain

Ohhh, fifty-two eighty, there's something about you baby
You have always seemed so wild
It's no wonder they call you the mile high city