he promised her a new and better life out in arizona
underneath the blue never ending sky
swore that he was gonna
get things in order
he’d send for her
when he left her behind
it never crossed her mind
there is no arizona
no painted desert no sedona
if there was a grand canyon
she could fill it up with the lies he’s told her
but they don’t exist those dreams he sold her
she’ll wake up and find
there is no arizona
she got a postcard with no return address postmarked tombstone
it said i don’t know where i’m goin’ next but when i do
i’ll let you know
may june july she wonders why
she’s still waiting she’ll keep waiting cause
there is no arizona
no painted desert no sedona
if there was a grand canyon
she could fill it up with the lies he’s told her
but they don’t exist those dreams he sold her
she’ll wake up and find
there is no arizona
each day the sun sets into the west
her heart sinks lower in her chest and
friends keep asking when she’s going
finally she tells them don’t you know
there is no arizona
no painted desert no sedona
if there was a grand canyon
she could fill it up with the lies he’s told her
but they don’t exist those dreams he sold her
she’ll wake up and find
there is no arizona
he promised her a new and better life
out in arizona
Artist: Jamie O Neal
Year: 2000
Decade: 00s
Language: en
Word Count: 120