The Painted Desert Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sharkycharming 

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

I've always thought this was about a long distance relationship that fell apart when the guy in Arizona hooked up with the new "friend" he met in the canyon. It's my favorite song from In My Tribe.

My favorite part: In Flagstaff trailer court, you wrote the line: "He kicked a tumbleweed and his mother called him home where the Arizona moon met the Arizona sun."

That should be "in a Flagstaff..." I should know better than copy-pasting from this site without double checking the lyrics.