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Black Canyon Road

from Sea of Dreams by Leslie Fish

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lyrics

Come ride with me darling. Leave the city behind
'Til the wild desert mountain is all we can find.
Have drink from my old canteen, help me ease my spirit's load.
Remember our first ride this way, up Black Canyon Road.
Black Canyon Road, Black Canyon Road,
Remember our first time, up Black Canyon Road.

There was me, Sue and Johnny. We'd just met you that day.
We left the club early, 'cause you wanted to play.
We thought we were a wild crowd, with our beer and pills and boo,
But we never touched the harder stuff 'til you teased us to.
Black Canyon Road, Black Canyon Road,
You were temptation on Black Canyon Road.

That's how it started. We partied too far.
You led us onward, like a jack-lighting star.
We knew there'd be price-tag, but not how it'd be paid
'Til Sue and Johnny got shot down in a drug-busters' raid.
Black Canyon Road, Black Canyon Road,
Led to destruction on Black Canyon Road.

I found Johnny dying. I got his last word,
Then I searched the house down to prove wrong what I'd heard.
I hated to believe him, that you'd planned this from the start,
But what I found in the toilet-tank decided my part.
Black Canyon Road, Black Canyon Road,

You did your job out on Black Canyon Road.
Now you lie so heavy as I drag you outside,
To the edge of the canyon and over the side,
And when they find your body I know just what they'll think,
Because all you planted in my house I put in your drink.

Black Canyon Road, Black Canyon Road,
Die for betrayal on Black Canyon Road.
Black Canyon Road, Black Canyon Road,
Die as you lived out on Black Canyon Road.

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from Sea of Dreams, released January 22, 2022

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Leslie Fish Phoenix, Arizona

If there's one name that's practically synonymous with filk (Science Fiction folk music), it's Leslie Fish. Leslie has written literally hundreds of songs covering almost every subject, from the space program ("Hope Eyrie"), to Star Trek ("Banned From Argo") to urban life, history, and space fantasy ("Carmen Miranda's Ghost"). ... more

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