Mexicali or the Road

Hard days you left your mark
Till the light of love went dark
We gotta find what we left behind
Before we fall apart
So you dust off that suitcase
And I'll pack my guitar
We'll drive until our luck improves
Turn this rut into a groove
Mexicali or the road
We threw away a gilded cage like caution to the wind
Mexicali or the road -- You won't take me in
At a Colorado rest stop
Our coffee had gone cold
When I got out to fill your cup
Saw you talking on the phone
With your head thrown back a secret laugh
I hadn't heard in years
You said "The kids are fine I talked to them"
But it was nearly three a.m.
At the Sunny Sky Hotel where
We could not hide the clouds
You slept with your back to me
But honey it's no mystery
Mexicali or the road
We thought that one would rescue love
But it's too late to win
Mexicali or the road -- You won't take me in
There's dignity in destiny
There's clarity in rage
So I'll gladly tear apart the strings
That we tied too tight that dark and fateful day
We were clawing at the closet walls a cliche we created
In a valley of tequila from a bottle long past dated
And I guess I'll never know his name
And you will not know hers
The hearts we cross and double-cross
Will somehow live to take the loss
Mexicali or the road
We threw away a gilded cage like caution to the wind
Mexicali or the road -- You won't take me in
Mexicali or the road
Prisoners in a pantomime we both forgot to live
Mexicali or the road