Jeff Davis County Blues

John Darnielle

after three nights in jail, I head north from Toyaville
switch to 285 in Pecos, head up to Red Bluff

my walk's real steady and my eyes are real cold
when I feel like I'm only sixteen years old
lost in a travel lodge
with the television on with the sound down
I don't feel so tough
old issues of sunset magazine to read
sleep for twelve hours
dream about home

I have no place to go
so I drive up to New Mexico
fix my eyes in the rearview when I cross the stateline
and I panic I guess
and although it's quite late
I take the first exit to 128
I am coming back to Midland and I hope you won't mind

polaroids of the two of us
scattered on the passenger seat
I drive slowly and eat early
and I dream about home

Trivia about the song Jeff Davis County Blues by The Mountain Goats

When was the song “Jeff Davis County Blues” released by The Mountain Goats?
The song Jeff Davis County Blues was released in 2002, on the album “All Hail West Texas”.
Who composed the song “Jeff Davis County Blues” by The Mountain Goats?
The song “Jeff Davis County Blues” by The Mountain Goats was composed by John Darnielle.

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