A song called Steamboat

Two things contributed to this post: 1. Coy Watson and I are hosting a songwriting small group at church and this is the song I will share with our group. I wrote it about three years ago. 2. This is where my head is right now. It's Fall and every year at this time we book our annual family ski trip to Colorado. Steamboat is my favorite place on earth. Here's the song...

Steamboat

I'm in Steamboat Springs tonight

I can see the snowflakes falling

I can hear the mountains calling

You may think I'm in New Orleans

and you just might be right

But in my dreams I'm in Steamboat Springs tonight

Old muddy water can't bring me there

I can't get to Colorado on some cheap trolley car fare

I close my eyes, I stop and stare

at the beauty of snow-covered Aspens

the thin grey smoke rising from the cabins

a place like no other place on earth compares

I'm already there

I'm in Steamboat Springs tonight

The snowball fights, the hot tub's waiting

Out on the ice the kids are skating

You may think I'm in the Bayou State and

you just might be right

But in my dreams I'm in Steamboat Springs tonight

O, I'm here in Steamboat

O, I fear it's a dream though

A dream of a place I used to go

O, where we had some good times

So I go back in my mind 

to Steamboat

I'm in Steamboat Springs tonight

My heart is warm, my hands are freezing

After the storm we'll all go skiing

You may think I'm here in the Big Easy and

you just might be right

But in my dreams I'm in Steamboat Springs tonight

Warm winter weather is sure to please

You won't see a single snowflake falling here in New Orleans

I close my eyes, it's up to my knees!

So I whistle for the horse-drawn sleigh and

laugh at all the children playing

A place that always put my mind at ease

I am at peace

I'm in Steamboat Springs

It's up to my knees

So come go with me

to Steamboat