Then Came the Last Days of May - Live at the Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA - September 1980

This goes way back to our first record
 It's called "Then Came the Last Days of May"
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 Parched land, no desert sand, the sun was just a dot
 And a little bit of water goes a long way, 'cause it's hot
 Three good buddies were laughing and smoking in the back of a rented Ford
 They couldn't know they weren't going far
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 Each one with the money in his pocket
 Could go out and buy himself a brand-new car
 But they all held the money they had
 The money they hoped would take them very far
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 The sky was bright, a traffic light, now and then a truck
 And they hadn't seen a cop around all day
 They brought everything they needed
 Bags and scales to weigh the stuff
 The driver said the border's just over the bluff
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 It wasn't until the car suddenly stopped
 In the middle of a cold and barren plain
 And the other guy turned and spilled three boys' blood
 Did they know a trap had been laid?
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 They're okay, the last days of May, I'll be breathing dry air
 I'm leaving soon, the others are already there
 You wouldn't be interested in coming along, instead of staying here
 They say the West is nice this time of year, that's what they say