I looked outside of my window There was fear in the beat of my heart There was desert as far as the eye could see Blistering, dusty and hard I texted you in desperation I said, "Heaven, forbid this place It's hotter than hell and I'm losing my cool It's just not of the human race", no, no Way down low, death valley A thousand miles to go, oh Way down low, death valley, yeah A thousand miles to go Ooh, what if the engine should break down? What if a tyre should blow? What if my soul should slip off this bus And land in the inferno? Bouncing and tumbling onward Watching in vain for a change A windmill, a billboard, a Joshua tree A rusted old home on the range, yeah Way down low, hey, hey, death valley A thousand miles to go, death valley Way down low, hey, oh A thousand miles to go Slippery sand in the back of my throat Silica in my eyes Pretty soon this will all be another bad dream If we make it to the other side If we make it, if we make it Death valley, hey A thousand miles to go, yeah, death valley Way down low, death valley A thousand miles to go, hey And ain't it a human race, no Ooh, not of the human race I got slippery sand in the back of my throat Silica in my eyes Just another bad, bad dream If we make it to the other side