Rocky Mountain September
(Bill Fries, Chip Davis)

When the skies are gray, and the wind is cold, I remember. How the snow was silver, and the leaves were gold when I left her. It was early mornin’, on a Rocky Mountain September. And she was gone.

Well now it’s five A.M. an’ I’m a hunnert an’ ten miles from Denver
An’ the snow is silver an’ the leaves are gold an’ I miss her
’Cause it’s another mornin’ on a another mountain September
An’ I’m alone

Yeah, we climbed the mountains together, an’ we stood up on top a’ the world. But now I gotta try to remember it all… alone.

When the fire is warm, an’ the sun is cold, in November. When my heart is young, and my mind is old, I remember. An early mornin’, on a Rocky Mountain September. And she’s gone.

Well now it’s fall again an’ I’m a thousand miles from nowhere
An’ I can can hear her voice an’ I see her smile an’ I miss her
An’ it’s another mornin’ on another mountain September
An’ I’m alone

Yeah, we climbed the mountain together, an’ we stood on top a’ the world. But now I gotta try to remember it all… alone.


The prettiest time of year in the Rockies. Golden aspen leaves against a background of silvery snow…the chill winds of approaching winter in the air…a time for remembering…lost loves, or old friends…or in my case, my old black CJ-5. Yeah, we climbed the mountain together. — Bill

The original recording of "Rocky Mountain September" was released on the album Wolf Creek Pass.