From the recording Country Project
Hank Van Buren: Lead vocals, rhythm 6-string and 12-string guitars
Bill Mishler: Harmony vocals, drums
Chris Purdum: Harmony vocals, bass
Tom Thompson: Harmony vocals, lead guitar
Lyrics
Could've Gone to Phoenix
(Van Buren)
Some times late at night, after all the songs
I think about a moment that has come and gone
I think about what might have, maybe should have been
I think about a red-haired girl, hear her songs again
Could've gone to Phoenix so many years ago
But I stayed in California 'cause I was scared to show
Now sometimes I think maybe I will go
To where she is livin' now in New Mexico
Many years I've wandered so wild and so free
If I say I love you, that would cease to be
So I climbed aboard that Greyhound headed for L.A.
The bus to go to Phoenix is just a step away
Could've gone to Phoenix so many years ago
But I stayed in California 'cause I was scared to show
Now sometimes I think maybe I will go
To where she is livin' now in New Mexico
But she found another, so the time has gone
I stayed in California way, way too long
Now the sun is comin' up and the dream is gone
Maybe today in San Jose another will come along
Could've gone to Phoenix so many years ago
But I stayed in California 'cause I was scared to show
Now sometimes I think maybe I will go
To where she is livin' now in New Mexico