Story Behind The Song

After 10 years in San Francisco, I moved back to Taos. Three months later, I went insane and thought moving to Las Vegas, NV might be a good idea. I lasted 10 days. When the Greyhound crossed the Taos county line, at around 7 a.m., I wept openly on a b

Song Description

it took me 22 hours and THREE different busses to get back home

Lyrics

I was raised in Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi
Where the river runs brown, the fields are green
And yes, some necks are red
But they just wouldn't leave me be so I left Tennessee
And I headed west, remembering what my sister said

She said New Mexico is like an old friend
With open arms, she's asking how you been
You'll see endless sunny skies and welcome in her eyes
Aw, New Mexico, she says c'mon in, my old friend

The west coast was an empty shelf
Crushed and broken under so much wealth
A heart can turn from gold to rust
To brown to black
i began to doubt myself, lost and lonely, looking for help
I turned to you and this time there's no turning back

Hello, New Mexico, my old friend
I can hardly wait to see you again
I've missed your endless sunny skies
And the welcome in your eyes
Aw, New Mexico, she says c'mon in, my old friend

You know, what they say is true
This land is enchanted
So how about we rendezvous with our feet firmly planted

In New Mexico, my old friend
i can hardly wait to see you again
I've missed your endless sunny skies
And the welcome in your eyes
Aw, New Mexico, my old friend
I can hardly wait to be back home again
I've missed your endless sunny skies
And the welcome in her eyes
Aw, New Mexico, my old friend
She says c'mon in