Boomtown Lyrics & Chords By The Optimen

Here come the artists with their intense faces, with their need for money and quiet spaces. They leave New York, they leave L.A. Here they are - who knows how long they'll stay...read more

So here let's talk about the boomtown facts You've got stick up kids coming right at my back Two blocks of reasonable rent and it's only getting smaller And the rest of boomtown...read more

The people came here from parts unknown Sleepin' in their cars 'cause they didn't have homes Thought this place was the promised land If you could roughneck, we could use a good...read more

Well I'm a poor boy from Wabash, they call me oil trash I've rubber-necked and rousted around And every damn job the boss he says "Hoss, It ain't worth pumping from the ground" ...read more

The rush is on & I should be gone Who am I to stay so long? Words getting round ‘bout what they found Out there in boomtown The lights outshine the moon at night And dreams...read more