Aspen, Colorado Lyrics - Black And White - Tony Joe White

I was born into a simple life 

Didn't take much to satisfy me 

Then there came a time in autumn 

I had to leave 

Tried to get a job in Alabama 

But the man said he didn't need no one today 

I made my way down to Memphis 

And stayed a few days 

Got a letter from my Momma 

She said "Boy won't you try to come home 

Your Daddy said he'd give you all the land 

For your own, come on home" 

But there comes a time in everybody's life 

When you have to search for peace of mind 

I might go to Aspen, Colorado 

And spend some time I hear it's fine 

When the leaves of autumn start to turnin' 

And one falls softly to the ground 

I have thoughts of other places 

Some new town to be found