A Piece Of My Heart Stayed In Colorado

{solo Guittar Acustic] [Verse 1] I still see those mountains in the Christmas light Snow on the rooftops shining through the night We rode old buses through streets I barely knew Learning every corner from a different point of view The winter sun was hanging low and cold But the ice stayed frozen, stubborn as stone And every breath became a cloud in the air Like memories being written everywhere [Chorus] A piece of my heart stayed in Colorado Somewhere between the snow and the open road In the lights of December, beneath the evergreen glow A piece of my heart stayed in Colorado [Verse 2] I still remember that warm Christmas night A big old house glowing in the winter light A towering tree reaching up to the ceiling above And a family that welcomed us with kindness and love Pascale's laughter filled the room so bright James telling stories as the snow fell outside And young Elizabeth smiling by the tree Like a picture that still lives inside of me [Chorus] A piece of my heart stayed in Colorado Somewhere between the snow and the open road In the lights of December, beneath the evergreen glow A piece of my heart stayed in Colorado [Verse 3] We watched the parades roll down the avenue Marching bands and colors under skies so blue The Olympic dream lived behind those gates Where champions trained and challenged fate And after long days we'd find a place inside Warm wooden walls where stories came alive Raising a glass while the snow fell slow Never thinking how hard it'd be to let go [Bridge] And I remember Vail dressed all in white Like a postcard sleeping under winter skies The mountains stood silent, watching time roll by While I was living days I thought I'd never leave behind Years have passed, but every now and then A cold December wind takes me back again To those roads, those nights, that Christmas snow And all the little things only memory knows [Final Chorus] A piece of my heart stayed in Colorado In the falling snow where the bright lights glowed Through Manitou mornings and the roads we'd roam A piece of my heart stayed in Colorado A piece of my heart stayed in Colorado In the laughter, in the lights, in a home away from home Through the winter days and the memories we hold A piece of my heart stayed in Colorado [Outro] And if I never walk those streets again They're still alive somewhere deep within Because some places fade, and some never go A piece of my heart stayed in Colorado... A piece of my heart stayed in Colorado...