Modesto lyrics

[Chorus]
Modesto isn't boring like you thought it would be
Modesto, it's not baloney like you thought it would be
Modesto isn't lonely like you thought it would be

[Verse 1]
At first I worked a vacuum cleaner salesman job
For men I later recognized in Glengarry Glen Ross
I only sold one, she couldn't afford it
She wrote out the check and burst out sobbing
After work I hung out with my new church friends and traded stories
We decided I should quit and then we laughed and carried on 'til morning
The next day I got a part-time job at the local guitar store

[Chorus]
Modesto isn't boring like you thought it would be
Modesto, it's not baloney like you thought it would be
Modesto isn't lonely like you thought it would be

[Verse 2]
I heard the perfect song at work today
Having asked if there were bands to see and spots to play
Jim said, "Hell yeah"
Then he handed me a tape

[Outro]
What I heard in my Walkman headphones, pacing by the speakers and PAs
Was a beautiful hilarious tragic mess
That sent tears streaming down my face
Grabbed me by the lapels, stood me up, and put a four-track in my hand
And told me, son, "make all the messes you can manage to make"
And move back to Seattle, be the drummer in a band
There's a girl from there that Fridays on my lunch break I write letters to
And I think she likes me too
And I'm gonna find out
I'm gonna go to Bible college on my cousin's dime
In my Volvo wagon, speeding up I-5