Mexican Chickens

Went out the door

Into the morning darkness

Gravel under foot

Heard the screen door gently close

I slid across the seat

Steering wheel was cold

Tiny icicles on the glass

In the corner of the windows

The desert air was dry

They were melted in the instant

I pulled on to the highway

And I began cry

I was leaving her behind

Was really for the best

I had something deep inside

Boundless anger without reason

We all got someone we left behind

Cause we're just weren’t right in our hearts and our minds

Yeah we all got someone we were lucky to find in the first place

We all got someone we never treated right

We were selfish and the drinking staying out all night

We all got someone we were lucky to find in the first place

When she awakes

I hope she’s not sad

Loved her from the first time

I laid my eyes upon her

Got a little house

Drove a truck played in a band

Got some Mexican chickens

And we raised them on our land

Talked of having little girls

They’d have their mothers little curls

It was more than a dream

Yeah one day they'd be real

I played out on the road

At first she came along

Sang the harmonies mixed the sound

Sold the albums and the singles

I hung out in the bar

Drinking until the closing time

I was foolish I was selfish

I'd find her sleeping in the car

We all got someone we left behind

Cause we're just weren’t right in our hearts and our minds

Yeah we all got someone we were lucky to find in the first place

We all got someone we never treated right

We were selfish and the drinking staying out all night

We all got someone we were lucky to find in the first place

She went back to our house

To feed and raise the animals

We slowly grew apart

And I was growing meaner

I drank when I got up

Cause motel room was hot

Or something stupid I had done

I was lonely for my girl

There was always someone else

And then there was another

I could barely stand myself

I was stoned all the time

When I finally came back home

She said something changed inside you

I smashed a glass against the wall

Went out walking in the desert

When I come on back

She was sleeping peacefully

I knew that she was better

Better off without me

The little girls were there

I saw their faces in her hair

But now it was clear

I would never be their father

I put on my coat and hat

Slid the dead bolt in the hasp

Took one last look back at her

I stepped across the threshold