Modesto

Modesto isn't boring like you thought it would be Modesto it's not bologna like you thought it would be Modesto isn't lonely like you thought it would be At first I got a vacuum cleaner salesman job For men I later recognized in Glengarry Glen Ross I only sold one She couldn't afford it She wrote out the check And burst out sobbing After work I hung out with my new church friends and traded stories We decided I should quit and then we laughed and carried on til morning Next day I got a part-time job at the local guitar store Modesto isn't boring like you thought it would be Modesto it's not bologna like you thought it would be Modesto isn't lonely like you thought it would be I heard the perfect song at work today Having asked if there were bands to see and spots to play Jim said hell yeah then he handed me a tape What I heard in my walkman headphones Pacing by the speakers and PAs Was a beautiful hilarious tragic mess That sent tears streaming down my face Grabbed me by the lapels, stood me up, and put a 4-track in my hand and told me son Make all the messes you can manage to make And move back to Seattle Be the drummer in a band There's a girl from there that fridays on my lunch break I write letters to And I think she likes me too And I'm gonna find out I'm gonna go to bible college on my cousin's dime In my volvo wagon Speeding up I-5