The Painted Desert Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Fandiddly 

Cover art for The Painted Desert lyrics by 10,000 Maniacs

Sounds as if it's about a friendship in which one person moved to AZ and the other didn't and is waiting to make a trip. However, the friend who moved moved on to another friendship and is losing touch. It's lamenting that loss vs. accepting it. It's hard to be left behind!

My Interpretation