From the recording In Search of Kokopelli
A song inspired by real events that took place on my journey from Northern Maine late fall of 2018 and arriving at Boulder Oaks Campground in San Diego County California Christmas weekend 2018. The tent that is lost in this song is the first of 3 tents lost and is not the tent that is mentioned in "Meet Marcus" in the Journey section of this site.
Lyrics
I Left My House The Other Day
Wasn't Much I Have To Say
The Floor Was Mushy
And The Crawl Dank
The Mold And Mildew
Really Stank
But I Had A House A Little Home
A Tiny Place To Call My Own
A Safe Place To Call My Own
At The Local Bar I Had Some Friends
A Decent Job And I Fit Right In
One Of Many Yet All Alone
With That In Mind I Left My Home
I Hit The Road And I Headed West
A Winter Storm Knew Best
Took Down Camp And Made A Mess
But I Had A Camp A Little Tent
A Tiny Place To Call My Own
A Safe Place To Call My Own
My Tent Is Gone And Some Gear Too
The Hotel Bill Really Blew
So Down To Ocala I Did Go
To See My Buddy Vin
And Wait For Dough
Retirement Check Came
In A Week Or Two So Stocking Up
Was The Thing To Do
But I Had A Room In My Buddies House
A Tiny Place To Call My Own
A Safe Place To Call My Own
I Reach The Coast No Place To Stay
Government Shutdown Closed
Camp That Day
So I Parked My Car On The Side Of The Road
Set Up Camp 50 Yards Or So
Now I'm A Squatter, A Vagrant, A Homeless Man,
I'm All Of These On Public Land
No Safe Place To Call My Own
No Safe Place To Call My Own