LyricS

I headed west to Barstow and left my family
Dreaming of Sierra Gold and livin' by the sea
But the desert's so damn hot here,
and the water isn't free
This ain't what I thought California was supposed to be

Barstow Oh Barstow! Your torture isn't fair!
I left my home for riches but there ain't gold nowhere
Oh Barstow I don't know what's keepin' me around
The toughest godforsaken place that I have ever found

I been workin' down in Barstow every night and day
Saving up frustration and hiding it away
Somewhere in the blistering sun,
beneath the only tree
This ain't what I thought California was supposed to be

Barstow, Oh Barstow! Your torture isn't fair!
I left my home for riches but there ain't gold nowhere
Oh Barstow I don't know what's keepin' me around
The toughest godforsaken place that I have ever found

c. 2018 Goodnight, Texas - Seriously Serious Songs (ASCAP) / Porch Couch Songs (ASCAP)

Appears on the 2018 album “Conductor”
Recorded by Goodnight, Texas
Mixed by Scott McDowell
Mastered by Jonathan Kirchner

Barstow is actually a cool town.