Very touching song, sad, and reminiscent. Don Edward's version is great. This song was briefly played in the documentary film, "Grizzly Man." Pretty interesting to look up who these different figures were and what all they did: Sam Bass, Stan Watie, etc. Great song about the West, what it was, and what we've lost. An idyllic look at the good ole days.
"Well he cursed all the roads and the oil men
And he cursed the automobile
Said this is no place for a hombre like I am
In this new world of asphalt and steel"
Basically, by becoming an industrialized nation, we've lost a lot of our natural treasures. Asphalt and shopping malls are taking up what used to be green, wide-open spaces that were full of habitat. It reminds me of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "All I Can Do Is Write About It" -
"...Did you ever stop and think about well
The air you're breathin'
...Cause when I can see the concreate slowly creeping
Lord, take me and mine before that comes"
Very touching song, sad, and reminiscent. Don Edward's version is great. This song was briefly played in the documentary film, "Grizzly Man." Pretty interesting to look up who these different figures were and what all they did: Sam Bass, Stan Watie, etc. Great song about the West, what it was, and what we've lost. An idyllic look at the good ole days. "Well he cursed all the roads and the oil men And he cursed the automobile Said this is no place for a hombre like I am In this new world of asphalt and steel"