[Intro] [Verse 1] In the late great golden state Its getting hard to negotiate When your foot slips from a granite bay In the late great golden state [Instrumental]          [Verse 2] In the late great golden state I don’t do much but I’m always late I ain’t old just out of date In the late great golden state [Chorus] I caught one last glimpse of a palomino        (palomino)        When I drove out west to see the purple sage      (purple sage)       Then as the canyons burned and the mountains crumbled The last cowboy band left the stage I ain’t old just out of date In the late great golden state [Instrumental]           (x2) [Chorus] I caught one last glimpse of a palomino        (palomino)        When I drove out west to see the purple sage      (purple sage)       Then as the canyons burned and the mountains crumbled The last cowboy band left the stage [Verse 3] In the late great golden state Is a nice place for a clean  slate But leave your expectations  at the gate Of the late great golden  state cause They can pack you up and send you home in a crate Stamped the late great  golden state