Bob Seger

Boomtown Blues

Bob Seger


Southern sun 
Ridin' high 
Winter nights 
Warm and dry 
You've earned your space buddy 
You've done your time 
How come you've got no 
Peace of mind 

Lots of work 
Everywhere 
Lots of money honey 
Gettin' your share 
The folks back home say 
They'd love to be in your shoes so 
How come you've got those 
Boomtown blues 

You can't miss that freezin' rain 
You'd have to be insane 
To head back north 
And go through all that again 

No chill in the air 
No morning dew 
No change of seasons 
The sky always seems so blue 
The earth ain't black and 
The wind ain't cold 
All of a sudden now 
You feel so old 

Somethin's wrong 
And it's cuttin' deep 
You're feelin' restless and it's 
Hard to sleep 
Look what you win but 
Look what you lose 
Stuck here in heaven 
With these boomtown blues