Barstow (Re-Recorded)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, here comes Parks And he's found another bottle He tips it up like a trumpet He takes a drink and passes it on And every man around the fire Takes a chorus on the bottle It ain't much, it ain't good But it'll get us through 'til dawn [Chorus] Don't the freight yard sound like a drunk in a metal shop? I can't believe it gets this cold in Barstow And I can't believe I pissed my twenties away Well, if you take me back this time Baby, I promise you I'll stay [Verse 2] And then Parks takes another drink And he starts to sing off key There's not a man big enough around the fire To shut him up And in the cold morn he's singing "Hey Okie, tell Arkie Texas found a job in Californ" And everybody around the fire cracks up [Chorus] Don't the freight yard sound like a drunk in a metal shop? I can't believe it gets this cold in Barstow And I can't believe I pissed my twenties away Well, if you take me back this time Baby, I promise you I'll stay [Verse 3] And then Parks hands me the bottle He says, "I'm gone to Tucson Hole up all winter At the Sally if I can I don't mind the praying And I don't mind saying I can listen forever To that Sally brass band" [Verse 4] And then Parks starts laughing hard But he doesn't make a sound He grabs the bottle back from me And kills the last of the wine And in the fire's glow I can see his eyes And they shine like brake lights And I am grateful I cannot see mine [Chorus] Don't the freight yard sound like a drunk in a metal shop? I can't believe it gets this cold in Barstow And I can't believe I pissed my twenties away Well, if you take me back this time Baby, I promise you I'll stay