Story Behind The Song
It is a fanciful description of my hitchhiking days.
Song Description
It tells the story of two people who hooked up in the 70's and hitchhiked from Boston to Albuquerque where they went on a binge with Wild Turkey and broke up. It continues with the girl hitchhiking to LA and being raped by a trucker on the way. However,
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Folk - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Delighted, Glad |
Subject |
General, Making Up |
| Similar Artists |
Lyle Lovett, Rickie Lee Jones |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
Albuquerque
Marghi Allen
(c) 1979
I?ve been feeling blue and all alone
Trying to make it on my own
Wishing I had a man at home
To keep me company
And now you have reappeared
Like a phantom after all these years
You?ve cut your hair and you?ve shaved your beard
But you still look good to me
Oh baby, you ain?t the boy you used to be.
Well, we first met up in Boston
And we hitchhiked down to Austin
But you left me in Albuquerque
After three weeks of drinking wild turkey
Well, Why did you leave me honey
All alone without no money
The hotel didn?t think that was funny
And I had to agree
Cause I found myself
Out there on the street
So I hitchhiked to LA
The very next day
With a girl named Thelma Ray
Who had gone astray.
Well wouldn?t you know it would be our luck
To get picked up by a truck
And a man who wanted us to ----
Well, what could we say
After he had tied us up that way.
Now after that small episode
I determined that living out on the road
Was bound to overload
My sanity
So I said to Thelma Ray,
? I think I would like to stay
Right here in LA
And drink myself some tea.?
Well, that was back in 1973.
Now, my temper has grown meek and mild
Since I had my diesel child
I ain?t the same wild
Girl I used to be
Well, I have been living here
For nigh on to ? years
And suddenly you reappear
Say you want to make amends with me
About that night in Albuquerque
Well, I?ve got myself a little house
A child, a cat and a mouse
And if I was looking for a spouse
You?d be most likely to succeed
Cause after all we?ve been through
You still know how to do
All those things I want you to
You?ve got what I need
And I?ll even forgive you for your dastardly deeds
If you want to come and
Play house with me.