Hellbent For Leather

Lyrics

The fly by night carnival is closing down Time to get off this merry go round Kids and rubes have left the fairgrounds The rock and roll gypsies are getting' out of town Northeastern Oklahoma is calling my name Gettin' off the grid and the old shell game Gonna transcend like Henry David Thoreau And listen to sweetheart of the rodeo So long city of angels Goodbye Sunset and Vine I'm leaving for Oklahoma Adios Hollywood sign The Warners record deal fell apart in L.A The technicolor life turned battleship grey It was like I was Daniel in the lion's den Except no spirit appeared to save my skin So I'm leaving here with the girl who shimmies With her black eye liner and her handful of gimme Taking a twin reverb with two blown speakers Wearing my John Varvatos converse sneakers So long city of angels Goodbye Sunset and Vine I'm leaving for Oklahoma Adios Hollywood sign Gram Parsons was right about the 31st floor The earth is shaking and I can't take it no more So I'm heading due east hellbent for leather Might even get the band back together So long city of angels Goodbye Sunset and Vine I'm leaving for Oklahoma Adios Hollywood sign