Colorado River

I know where I'm gonna be
Somewhere far across the sea
Like an arrow racing fast and free
Like a needle from a pine
To my quiet forest shrine

A cabin with a silver gate
Where I'll fish and use my toes as bait
Silver ice where I'll learn to skate
And slide into summer shade
And drink sweet lemonade

And I wanna feel the warmth of June on my fingertips
And I wanna let the taste of plum linger on my lips

I swear someday I'll be flyin'
Under the stars of Orion
When I am king of the Colorado River

Leather boots up to my knees
I will sleep next to the honey bees
Running high up in the trees
I will race all the boys to climb
And I'll beat them every time

Endless rolling countryside
No more long days waiting for the tide
No more island inches-wide
Where it's too dangerous to be kind
And the weather makes up your mind

And I wanna drink the water straight from the spring
Where it's sweet and clear
And you can hear all the canyon echoes ring

I swear someday I'll be flyin'
Under the stars of Orion
When I am king of the Colorado River

I know there's this place for me
Somewhere far across the sea
I know that it's hard to find
But I can get there in my mind
And if fate decides to shine

Cause the rivers always moving
But the ocean's standing still
And rivers take you places
That the ocean never will

So someday I'll be flyin'
Under the stars of Orion
When I am king of the Colorado River
I'll be king of the Colorado River