news from colorado
Singer:earle, steve
sunlight slips right through the blinds that's carefully pulled down
drive me from my dreamin' and i woke up on the ground
the phone's ringin' by my head just like i knew it would
news from colorado's never good
my brother stole another car
they're holdin' him downtown
sister's tellin' everyone he's in the army now
mama only says the things that daddy say she should
news from colorado's never good
it seemed like only yesterday
i took my first few steps out on my own
look at me in the mirror now i see a thousand miles
and somehow colorado doesn't feel like home
there ain't no way to go back even if i wanted to
it only be a waste of time and there's nothing i can do
breaks my heart but somehow i have always understood
news from colorado's never good