I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
He'd rather spend his time out where
The sky looks like a pearl after the rain

Once again to see him walkin'
Once again to see him walkin'
Once again to hear him talkin'
Once again to hear him talkin'
To the stars he makes
And askin' them for bus fares

I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
He'd rather play his banjo in the morning
When the Moon is scarcely gone

In the dawn the subway's comin'
In the dawn I hear him humming
Some old song he wrote
Of love in Boulder Canyon

Guess he'd rather be in Colorado
Guess he'd rather be in Colorado
Guess he'd rather be in Colorado
Guess he'd rather be in Colorado

Guess he'd rather work out where
The only thing you earn is what you spend

In the end I'm in his office
In the end a quiet cough is
All he has to show
He lives in New York City