Delmar Gentry - Arizona Nights

 Delmar Gentry continues his story about his life with this second installment, Arizona Nights. Delmar continues to work on his skills on the various instruments he plays, as well as writing songs. He promises to document his life in compelling, traditional country/western fashion.

I’m sittin’ in a bar down in Tucson.

It’s late and I’m by myself. 

It’s comin’ near closin’, the bartender’s dozin’, 

But I’m not nearly tired myself. 

 

Got in about 4 hours past, 

Flew non-stop from Chicago. 

I decided at last, to have a repast, 

And decide which way that I’ll go. 

 

I’m sippin’ and drinkin’ a beer. 

Delmar Gentry

Not gonna get drunk, no fear. 

I did it all once, and I felt like a dunce, 

‘Cuz it shore never helped me not once! 

 

 Liquor is just a diversion, 

It always relaxes my head,

 For the ideas are comin’, and inside are buzzin’ 

On why my love for her is dead. 

 

But it really ain’t that confusin’ 

We were from two separate worlds,

 Despite my degrees, my hearts in the breeze

 Of the great southwestern world.

 

I’m sittin’ and sippin’ a beer, 

Somethin’ she would never go near,

She always deny it, never would try it, 

She never cared for my career. 

 

She was a high class young lady, 

At least she liked to think so. 

She tried to be chic, to be so unique, 

And she put on such a fake show. 

 

But we couldn’t share each other’s space,

about the law and the west she didn’t care, 

It was diamonds and laces, and fancy high places, 

And other things I couldn’t bear. 

 

Sittin’ drinkin’ my beer, 

why did I think we could steer, 

Our lives together, and stay there forever, 

Now it sure seems like a dumb idear. 

 

 So I know it’s just as much me, 

As I’m complaining about her so,

I don’t give a flit, about society shit, 

So we decided to split up and go. 

 

She liked the money I made,

 And she really was quite the looker,

I’d be out of line, say sex wasn’t fine,

But if that’s all I want, I’d get a hooker! 

 

So it’s come to me sittin’ right here

 ’Sippin’ and nursin’ a beer. 

Bartender’s showin’, that I must be goin’ 

So I’ll get up and buy a six pack of beer.

 

 I walk out the bar in the darkness, 

I’m not drunk, not one little sport, 

As I look at the stars, there’s very few cars 

That I have to look through and sort. 

 

I’m headin’ out into the desert 

A place that I really love. 

As I take a drive, I know that I’ll strive 

To get over this failure of love. 

 

There’s nothing like Arizona night. 

To help your eyes see the light. 

The ability to be, when there’s so much to see, 

When the rest of the world sees night. 

 

There’s nothing like Arizona night. 

To help your eyes see the light…………. 

The ability to be, when there’s so much to see, 

When the rest of the world sees night……..