Barstow

I headed west to Barstow, left my family
 Dreamin' of Sierra gold and livin' by the sea
 But the desert's so damn hot here and the water isn't free
 And this ain't what I thought California was supposed to be
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 Oh Barstow, oh Barstow
 Your torture isn't fair
 I left my home for riches
 But there ain't gold nowhere
 Oh Barstow, I don't know what's keeping me around
 The toughest God-forsaken place that I have ever found
 I've been workin' out in Barstow every night and day
 I've been savin' up frustration and hidin' it away
 Somewhere in the blisterin' sun beneath the only tree
 This ain't what I thought California was supposed to be
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 Oh Barstow, I am so exhausted it ain't fair
 I left my home for riches
 But there ain't gold nowhere
 Oh Barstow, I don't know what's keeping me around
 The toughest God-forsaken place that I have ever found
 Oh, Barstow
 Oh, Barstow