Born down in El Paso where the tumbleweeds blowTo the middleweight champ of all MexicoDad fought many bloody battles and he raised four sonsChavo was the oldest oneOld man Gory cou...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Small screen, July evening view
Up and down Grand Avenue
Where the legends get made
Out with the boys' brigade
Part of the motorcade
Flew home from Texas last night
Slept on the fl...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Whipped like a dog, down on the cards
Square in the spotlight sweating real hard
All soaked in blood like a newborn babe
Sharp thing hidden in my hand shaped like an astrolabe
Gon...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Get stomped like a snake
Lie down in the dirt
Cling to my convictions
Even when I get hurt
Be an upstanding well-loved man about town
In your child's mind that's how it goes down
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Artist - The Mountain Goats
Two blinded in Detroit!
Something must be done
Jaws dropping at ringside
In the blood tide
When the fireball hits
Down Indiana way
Make 'em check their guns
Real tears when it's o...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
The winter's wet, and the summer's hot
Take a match in Puerto Rico, why not
Power and adrenaline flowing like amber
From the recesses of the earth, put on your waders
And twitch wh...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
I was not there for rehearsal, I don't need it any more
When I show up just in time to pop you can clear the goddamn floor
Empty out the locker room, let me find my space
Let him w...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
All gone, all gone
Watching it go up out front on the lawn
Stay on my feet somehow
I'm strong now
Stuck there, no air
Head high, head high
Tongues of fire that reach up for the sk...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Rain beats down, down on the outer walls
Down on the skylight, where the streetlights
Shine like unquenchable coals
And I'm up high, trying to say goodbye
The only way I know how
C...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Drive a great big truckWhen I’m old, when I’m oldHaul the wrecks down to the wreckyardHelp the boys unloadKeep my hair nice and longBecause I can, because I canAny of my old fr...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats