Verse 1
Alarm clock screaming like a bad tattoo
Neon on the dashboard, sky still navy blue
Thermos in my hand, chains in the back
White lines on the highway pulling me back
Tail lights like rubies, crawling in a line
Trading sleep for a shot at something divine
Yawning with a grin and a prayer for snow
If it fell last night, man, I gotta know
Pre-Chorus
Yeah I’m tired, but I’m wide awake
When the mountains are calling, you don’t hesitate
Chorus
’Cause there’s magic in the morning when the peaks touch the sky
And the first lift is singing, “boy, it’s time to fly”
With the cold on my face and that fire in my soul
I’m in love with the feeling, yeah I’m losing control
From the road to the run, from the grind to the grin
When the world falls away, I got Vail in my veins
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Verse 2
Pull into town, smell the pine in the air
Steam off the sidewalks, snow in my hair
Barista knows my name, hands me gold in a cup
That first hot sip, now I’m waking up
Boots start talking, clicking in time
Zippers and laughter, we’re ready to climb
Cold in my lungs, fire in my chest
Every single worry just failed the test
Chorus
’Cause there’s magic in the morning when the peaks touch the sky
And the first lift is singing, “boy, it’s time to fly”
With the cold on my face and that fire in my soul
I’m in love with the feeling, yeah I’m losing control
From the road to the run, from the grind to the grin
When the world falls away, I got Vail in my veins
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Verse 3
Carving and floating, just me and the snow
Hear myself laughing as I’m letting it go
Yelling to the trees like they know my name
Every turn a prayer, every run a flame
Powder to heaven, sun in my eyes
One with the mountain, no alibis
Bridge
It’s the freedom, the rush, that high-country joy
Like the world was built just for this boy
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Chorus (big)
Yeah there’s magic in the morning when the peaks touch the sky
And the first lift is singing, “boy, it’s time to fly”
With the cold on my face and that fire in my soul
I’m in love with the feeling, yeah I’m losing control
From the road to the run, from the grind to the grin
When the world falls away, I got Vail in my veins
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Verse 4 (Après / Opera Ski)
Now the boots come off and the music comes on
Neon in the windows, daylight is gone
Opera Ski jumping, tables in the air
Laughing too loud, don’t care who’s there
Toasting the runs and the friends I chose
That mountain high turns into a glow
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Outro
From first chair dreams to last call cheers
From frozen hands to whiskey and beers
If you ask me where I’ll be again…
I’ll be right back there, doing it all over again
Yeah, I got Vail in my veins…
and I hope it never ends
