Like New Year’s Day

On a quiet night driving out to Harriet's again To breathe the air and sooth my mind A stranger might get lost out in the emptiness If he don't know how to read the signs If Harriet isn't there I let myself in Cause when she's gone, she's gone for awhile I'll stay a couple days, this is just a little trip To get out from under the pile This place has got a hold on me, it's got a hold on This place has got a hold on me, it's got a hold on The desert will remind you who you oughta be It'll show you who you are There's nothing to protect what you're hiding And I remember when she found my mark This place has got a hold on me, it's got a hold on This place has got a hold on me, it's got a hold on Now I walk along the washout behind your place Lie down there in the sand And all that doesn't matter, it drifts away And the wonder takes my hand She's the bright hot sun in the cold night She's the cold black darkness in the starlight There are those I held onto and let go But this one's got a hold on me, she's got a hold on This one's got a hold on me, she's got a hold on Early morning, westbound on the Interstate California's still fast asleep Dawn is in my mirror once again The light begins to weep