Steve Earle — News from Colorado

[Verse 1] Sunlight slipped right through the blinds I'd carefully pulled down Drive me from my dreaming and I woke up on the ground The phone's ringing by my head, just like I knew it would News from Colorado's never good [Verse 2] My brother stole another car, they're holding him downtown Sister's telling everyone he's in the army now Mama only says the things that Daddy say she should News from Colorado's never good [Bridge] How'd it get so far away? It seemed like only yesterday I took my first few steps out on my own Look at me in the mirror now, I see a thousand miles And somehow Colorado doesn't feel like home [Verse 3] There ain't no way to go back even if I wanted to It'd only be a waste of time and there's nothing I can do Breaks my heart, but somehow I have always understood News from Colorado's never good [Outro] News from Colorado News from Colorado News from Colorado