Dan Bern Turning Over lyrics

Sittin' in that town in New Mexico
Named after a game show
Tryin' to decide if I should sell my van
Buy a truck and drive down to Texas

Sometimes I think I'm gunnin' for the big time
Sometimes I think I'm runnin' out of time
And that big odometer in the sky turned over
That big odometer in the sky just turned over

Lately I've been scattered
My attention span is like a three year old
I pick up my guitar and I set it down
Try reading books, end up going downtown

My friends say relax and slow down
But my insides feel like a ghost town
Tumblin' and blowin'
And all my guts turned over
Like a tumbleweed
Through an empty town turning over

Turning over, upside down
Blowing round and round and round
Turning over, wrong side up
Can barely fill my coffee cup


And I can't find me
One new leaf worth turning over
I can't find me
One new leaf worth turning over

Maybe I should go get in a fight
Look for someone's honor to protect
Maybe I'll go down and drink my fill
Maybe I can go sign someone's will

Out there in the alley someone's tryin'
To start their car but that old thing ain't buyin'
Every time he tries he scrapes the air
But that tired crate, she's barely turnin' over

Turning over, upside down
Blowing 'round and 'round and 'round
Turning over, wrong side up
Can barely fill my coffee cup

And I can't find me
One new leaf worth turning over
I can't find me
One new leaf worth turning over