I never understood the cowboy thing
and I come from as far west as it gets
Momma did, grandmomma too
I do remember butchertown, the slaughterhouses and the tanneries,
stevadores and spanish dancers, Dashiell Hammett and the Red Chinese

Out west, way out west
Where I come from
Out west, way out west
Where I call home
Out west, way out west
Where I come from
Out west, way out west
Boots and saddles South of Market

The Spanish had their missions there
and the fishermen on the wharf have their crab nets
But I ain't seen too many buckeroos
I do remember demonstrations, riot squads and bloody heads,
Black Panthers, Little Red Books, the Family Stone and the Grateful Dead

Out west
By the rolling fog
Out west
Where we do the dog
Out west
Behind the Green Door
Out west
Soddom and Gemorrah