- If the composer of this song had any particular location in mind, it would be the eastern plains of Colorado. Today the buffalo are few and far between, but the deer and antelope still play. Life here is peaceful and safe. The skies really aren't cloudy all day either, we enjoy an average of only 7 totally cloudy days a year. In the heart of this vast prairie lies the city of Burlington, ...www.burlingtoncolo.com