Blacktop Songtext / Lyric

(Something) Attracts immigrants in hard times

The southwest is suffering rapid change

Coal-burning plants multiply and the Four Corners grow dingy

The Grand Canyon is overrun by motorized rafters and transistorites

Our lust for energy dams the rivers

Missile sites, bombing ranges nuclear testing, and mock desert warfare all disturb Lummis' classic southwest.

When blowing dust annoys the urbanites, their reaction is to blacktop the desert