Somewhere Near El Paso

There was a vending machine

It was obscene

Sold a build-your-own tuna sandwich thing

So I had a cereal bar in my blood-stained bed instead

Yes

There was a soda machine

Had a turquoisey-sheen (shining)

Equally as insulting as the tuna sandwich thing

And I had no desire whatsoever in purchasing anything

And the guys were laughing, buying something

That was a bad decision That was a bad decision

There was a laundry machine, working

Working, yes it was working

And the half-lit Denny's sign was weirdly comforting

Tried getting in

That was a bad decision

That was a bad decision

We were driving down the highway near El Paso

Stopped at a gas station

Two guys had just won forty bucks

On a scratch card, filling up

With gasoline, I was observing them

Said he'd take it to the whorehouse that evening

Poor girl deserves a warning

And his iced tea was yellowing

That was a bad decision

That was a bad decision