Abuela’s Lament

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I WENT TO SEE YOUR OLD ABUELITA
SHE TOLD ME JUST WHAT YOU HAVE DONE
SHE SAID, “LE HACE FALTA SU FAMILIA”
YOU CAN’T LIVE THIS LIFE BORRACHON

HOW MANY DAYS DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE LEFT
BEFORE THIS STOPS BEING FUN?
IF YOU MUST DANCE THE DEVIL’S 2-STEP
THEN AT LEAST STOP PLAYING WITH THAT GUN.

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ALL BEEN TALKING
VIEJITAS SQUAWK LIKE CHICKENS ON THE RUN
IF YOU COULD SEE YOUR WEAVE WHEN YOU’RE WALKING
THEN YOU’D KNOW HOW YOUR LIFE HAS COME UNDONE

HOW MANY DAYS DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE LEFT
BEFORE THIS STOPS BEING FUN?
IF YOU MUST DANCE THE DEVIL’S 2-STEP
THEN AT LEAST STOP PLAYING WITH THAT GUN

NO ME DISPARES, POR FAVOR
ES POR TU BIEN TE LO DIGO CON PAVOR
NO NACISTES TAN BURRO
DECIRTE LO FUE DURO
IMAGINO ESCUCHAR LO ES PEOR

FUI A VER A TU ABUELITA
DEL CAMINO QUE TOMASTES LAMENTO
DIJO “LE HACE FALTA SU FAMILIA”
LA TARJETA EL BORRACHO TE SALIO

HOW MANY DAYS DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE LEFT
BEFORE THIS STOPS BEING FUN?
IF YOU MUST DANCE THE DEVIL’S 2-STEP
THEN AT LEAST STOP PLAYING WITH THAT GUN

© 2007
T.Zamora, (PerroFlaco Music, ASCAP)
B. Watts (Sweet Willy Music, ASCAP)