I’m gonna rent me a ghost town
somewhere in Texas or New Mexico
next to a widescreen view of rolling nothingness
where the big sky just keeps on giving
and the I-40 steals the passing trade
It’ll be my very own drive-in movie
my flaky painted drive-thru takeaway
with authentic kitsch Route 66 memorabilia
an abandoned motel and rusting gas station
that passers-by keep passing by
I’ll sit out on someone’s old front porch
maybe read some Zane Grey cowboy tales
whilst watching the tumble weed doing its thing
and once in a while I’ll wave to a mirage
a biker riding the road that never ends
Yes I’m gonna rent me a ghost town
where even the ghosts have upped and left
and no-one can take away the big sky
or my freedom to sit and wait for when
nothing in particular happens
slideaways 
We visited one of these in Texas – boarded up buildings, and lookout overlooking the Rio Grande. The view was spectacular and inviting but the town was scary as hell.
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Ah yes I hadn’t thought about it being scary. At least all the ghosts have gone š
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Didn’t stick around long enough to figure that out. But I did think, if we’d been brave enough, we might have seen a few border hoppers.
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How about the occasional mirage of the bike girl in Vanishing Point! That would be worth sticking around for! Lovely descriptives here CH. Another road trip beckoning! Be well G.
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Cheers Graham, good to know you’re still reading my dubious waffle! Another road trip sounds enticing – preferably somewhere warm and sunny.
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