PARADISE

I don’t remember if it was raining, if it was cold or if was hot

But I’ll never forget the way I felt as I packed that Charger up

I was keeping eyes wide open, slow and steady wins the race

Just trying to keep that old Dodge between the mustard and mayonnaise

So far away. So far away. Come on

Well, the light on the dash told me I was low on dinosaurs

And the Vegas lights told me I was 300 miles short

So I pawned off everything I had for the gas that I’d need

But when I got there L.A. didn’t look like it did on my TV

So far away. So far away.

Chorus

This ain’t paradise, it’s just shitty

The grass ain’t green and the girls I’ve seen are just war paint pretty

Take me home, take me home. Take me back home where the stars I’ll see

are hanging right there in the sky for me

I got a job driving nails in the California heat

And my only gig was an empty guitar case out on the street

But my mind kept drifting back to the way the snow smells when it thaws

This homesick hillbilly needs to hear the Redwing call

So far away. So far away