Going to New Mexico
Meaning to commit suicide/OD as a reference to pat the bunny in his songs New Mexico from Johnny hobo and the freight trains and Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of Your Fist by Ramshackle glory.
Like the time that our friend Chuck came over to our house
He said he needed somebody to take care of his pets
'Cause he was going out of town
I asked him, “Where,” and he said “I'm going to new mexico”
I asked if I could get a ride
He said: “No, you don’t want to follow me
Where it is I’m going”
He backed out of the driveway
That was the last time we saw him
'Cause he drove straight to his parent’s cabin
And put a bullet in his head
He said he needed somebody to take care of his pets
'Cause he was going out of town
I asked him, “Where,” and he said “I'm going to new mexico”
I asked if I could get a ride
He said: “No, you don’t want to follow me
Where it is I’m going”
He backed out of the driveway
That was the last time we saw him
'Cause he drove straight to his parent’s cabin
And put a bullet in his head
Going to New Mexico
Dying from suicide or overdose.
"Have I haven't seen John around recently, what happened to him?"
"I heard he was Going to New Mexico"
"I heard he was Going to New Mexico"