You step off the rusted bus line
Under a white Santa Fe sky
Your heavy boots hit the salt brine
While the desert wind rushes by
Blue denim heat on the veranda
Gold sparks flying in a line
Wait for the ghosts of the propaganda
Savor the taste of the wine
You lean on the peeling white rail
Watching the red canyon glow
Your tired skin looks thin and pale
Where the dry desert river flow
Blue denim heat on the veranda
Gold sparks flying in a line
Wait for the ghosts of the propaganda
Savor the taste of the wine
You hold a lens to the bright glare
Snap a quick shot of the door
Static and salt in the hot air
Scuffing the old wooden floor
Blue denim heat on the veranda
Gold sparks flying in a line
Wait for the ghosts of the propaganda
Savor the taste of the wine
The welder's mask hides your tired eyes
Iron and steel in the glare
Under the wide open blue skies
Scent of the ozone in air
You leave the key on the small shelf
Walk to the edge of the street
Keep the old secrets to yourself
Walking through shimmering heat
Blue denim heat on the veranda
Gold sparks flying in a line
Wait for the ghosts of the propaganda
Savor the taste of the wine
Blue denim heat.
The camera clicks.
Blue denim heat.