Might as well be a million miles away
Leroy drove on lookin' for a better deal
So he headed for the West Coast thought he could not lose
But the police at the state line beat him black and blue
But a hard wind come and blew his dreams away
Hollywood turns night time into day
Left him lyin' by the roadside with the dustbowl blues
A place, a man could settle down and stay
He just wanted left alone to work a piece of land
And rollin' down the highway with the dustbowl blues
It's a thousand miles from Broken Bow to Bakersfield
But up along the San Joaquin those city lights
They say California is a paradise
And the highway's paved with heartaches all the way
When your kids are cold and hungry wearin' worn out shoes
