in the late great golden state it s getting hard to negotiate when you re one slip from a grim fate in the late great golden state in the late great golden state i don t do much but i m always late i ain t old i m just out of date in the late great golden state i caught one last glimpse of a palomino when i drove out west to see the purple sage then as canyons burned and the mountains crumbled the last cowboy band left the stage i ain t old i m just out of date in the late great golden state solo i caught one last glimpse of a palomino when i drove out west to see the purple sage then as the canyons burned and the mountains crumbled the last cowboy band left the stage yeah 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