Clovis Highway

It's a hundred degrees and I'm digging this ditch

That sun's beating down like a Son of a Bitch

And my shadow is the only shade in sight

I could have been a doctor, a lawyer, or an engineer

But I chose instead to make a career

Out of blaming other people for the problems in my life

Give me my freedom, take back your money

Don't you listen to that old wind blow

There's a storm cloud rolling down that Clovis Highway

It's heading my way

And I just might go

Well, it's hard to look up when you're always staring down

At your foot on a shovel dividing the ground

And all your dreams just fade into a wish

You know I'd like to straighten up, get my life on track

Start moving ahead, but it's a well-known fact

That you're always going backwards when you're digging a ditch