"Blacktop" lyrics

"Blacktop"

(Something) Attracts immigrants in hard times
The southwest is suffering rapid change
Coal-burning plants multiply and the Four Corners grow dingy
The Grand Canyon is overrun by motorized rafters and transistorites
Our lust for energy dams the rivers
Missile sites, bombing ranges nuclear testing, and mock desert warfare all disturb Lummis' classic southwest.
When blowing dust annoys the urbanites, their reaction is to blacktop the desert


album: "Aerocalexico" (2001)
'64 Ford Fairlane
(Instrumental)
Transistorites
(Instrumental)
Train of Thought
(Instrumental)
Redwood
(Instrumental)
TV Room
(Instrumental)
Inch by Inch
(Instrumental)
Reverse Ranch
(Instrumental)
Impromptu for Piano and Contrabass
(Instrumental)
6 White Horses
(Instrumental)
Sequoia
(Instrumental)
Crawlspace
(Instrumental)
Humano
(Instrumental)
At the Table He Sat Alone With a Glass and Bottle of Wine
(Instrumental)
AZ Room
(Instrumental)
Bees and the Flies
(Instrumental)
Hush A-Bye
(Instrumental)
Singing Wind Ranch
(Instrumental)