Paint the Town Beige

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I gave up the fast lane for a blacktop county road Just burned out on all that talk about the motherlode I traded for a songbird, a bigger piece of sky When I miss the good old days, I can't imagine why [Chorus 1] Still I get restless and drive into town I cruise once down Main Street and turn back around It's crazy, but God knows I don't act my age Like an old desperado who paints the town beige [Verse 2] Down along the river, past the swimming hole You can find your peace of mind with just a fishing pole And you can walk the river for miles and miles on end And never stop believin' in that dream around the bend [Chorus 2] But still I get restless and drive into town My radio playing, my window rolled down It's crazy, but God knows I don't act my age Like an old desperado who paints the town beige [Verse 3] Deep down in the winter, time slows to a crawl There's really nothing much to do until the first spring thaw It's then I get to thinkin' I must have gone insane Memories roll through my mind like a long slow railroad train [Chorus 3] Still I get restless and drive into town Watch the world through a windshield as it all comes unwound It's crazy, but God knows I don't act my age Like those old desperados who paint the town beige [Outro] I gave up the fast lane