This medley was first released on the Rocky Mountain High album. It is the only album it has been released on. Summer also appears on the An Evening With album.



Summer



Silently the morning mist is lying on the water

Captive moonlight waiting for the dawn

Softly like a babys breath a breeze begins to whisper

The sun is coming, quick you must be gone

Smiling like a superstar the morning comes in singing

The promise of another sunny day

And all the flowers open up to gather in the sunshine

I do believe that summers here to stay



And oh I love the life within me

I feel part of everything I see

And oh I love the life around me

A part of everything is here in me



Riding on the tapestry of all there is to see

So many ways and oh so many things

Rejoicing in the differences, thers no one just like me

Yet as different as we are were still the same



And oh I love the life within me

I feel part of everything I see

And oh I love the life around me

A part of everything is here in me



Fall



Reflections on the water like shadows in my mind

Speak to me of passing days and nights and passing time

The falling leaves are whispering winters on its way

I close my eyes remembering the warmth of yesterday



It seems a shame to see September swallowed by the winter

And more than that its oh so sad to see the summer end

And though the changing colors are a lovely thing to see

If it were mine to make the change Id let it be



But I dont remember hearing anybody asking me



Winter



Its cold and its getting colder

Its gray and white and winter all around

And oh I must be getting older

All this snow is trying to get me down



Theres a fire in the corner slowly dyin

Sometimes I just dont feel like goin on

And yet I know its more than worth the waiting

For another chance to see the summer sun



Come on, shine on me!



Late Winter, Early Spring

(When Everybody Goes to Mexico)



(Instrumental only)



Spring



Open up your eyes and see a brand new day

A clear blue sky and brightly shining sun

Open up your ears and hear the breezes say

Everything thats cold and gray has gone

Open up your hands and feel the rain come down

Taste the wind and smell the flowers sweet perfume

Open up your mind and let the light come in

The earth has been reborn and life goes on



Do you care whats happening around you

Do your senses know the changes when they come

Can you see yourself reflected in the seasons

Can you understand the need to carry on



Riding on the tapestry of all there is to see

So many ways and oh so many things

Rejoicing in the differences, theres no one just like me

Yet as different as we are were still the same



And oh I love the life within me

I feel a part of everything I see

And oh I love the life within me

A part of everything is here in me

A part of everything is here in me

A part of everything is here in me



Words and music by John Denver, Mike Taylor and Dick Kniss