Hundred miles across the border, st maria frisco bay
Big ol stack of leather bibles, blowin down the interstate
Where crimes are cheaper by the dozen,
And mothers scream out in the night
What you planning on to do here, cotton candy, jesus Christ!
Oh united states of nowhere
Some say the paradise is gone,
Troubles a brewin round here lately
And where have you been all along?
Flyin choppers through the desert
Whiskey tango foxtrot blues
Bring em home just for the weekend
We'll make something outta you!
Must've penned a thousand letters, two weeks worth of kerosene
Dropped 'em in the sheriff's mailbox
Still they somehow weren't received
They must've flown out on a dirt road, cutting hard around the bend
Only you'da chance to read them, this is what they would've said
Oh united states of nowhere
I heard you cried the whole night through.
Left some money on the table
Lost a hand a time or two
And I don't know if it's a red wine
Or 90 year old Spanish rain,
But you best pull yourself together,
Or you might never be the same.
So when people get to talkin, About things that they don't know
Begrudge you nothing by it darling,
We're all just here to see the show
They got drinks up at the counter, liquor lounging over ice
Bring this dollar to the man there, go on get you something nice
Oh united states of nowhere it's getting time to get you home
I don't wanna have to leave you, lyin out there all alone
And you don't have to much explain now, why u been so awful bad
That shit can wait until the morning, and you ain't got to be so sad
Won't you come on out the cold dear,
And tell me all the dreams you had :)