Colorado Keeps Me Honest (Cover)

[instrumental intro] [Verse 1] There’s a road that winds near Nederland Where the trees lean in like they know Dust on the dash, coffee gone cold I hum a tune and take it slow [Pre-Chorus] People come here tryin’ to find their way But this place don't give much away [interlude] [Chorus] Colorado keeps me honest Don’t dress the truth in lace Can’t bluff your way through winter With that look still on your face The air is thin, and so’s my patience But the sky don’t beg for praise Colorado keeps me honest And I think I might just stay [interlude] [Verse 2] There’s a man who sits in downtown Creede Carvin’ wood with quiet grace Says, “Some things bend, and some things break— Most just vanish without a trace” [Pre-Chorus] And I’ve been the woman drivin' fast Thinkin’ I could leave my past [interlude] [Chorus] Colorado keeps me honest Don’t spin some grand parade Can’t hide things under granite Or the sound that silence makes No curtain here, no performance Just a place to stand or shake Colorado keeps me honest And it might just keep me sane [interlude] [Bridge – harmony vocal, softer] I let the canyon hold my thoughts awhile Let the river rinse the shame No flash of light, no choir singin’ Just miles that whisper my name [long instrumental solo] [Final Chorus – softer, then build] Colorado keeps me honest And I think that’s why I came Not to find some shining answer— Just to quit the same old game Left a note on my own mirror: “You can stay without being brave” Colorado keeps me honest And I think I might just stay [Outro – fade with soft hum and acoustic trail] [end]