i hitchhiked into idaho in the middle of the night caught the autumn outdoor late show by god\'s own candle light i closed my eyes reluctantly while mother nature waved her wand when i awoke i saw before me in the dawn
chorus: aspen gold among the green. prettiest sight my eyes have ever seen. aspen gold among the green. prettiest sight this city boy\'s ole smoggy eyes have seen.
caught a ride from an old-time miner heading aimless toward his past he talked about his younger years and a life just as fast they were looking for a fool\'s gold buried deep inside the ground well, if they had looked up into the trees, they would have found.