Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Gringo's Tale, artist - Steve Earle. Album song The Revolution Starts Now, in the genre Кантри
Date of issue: 23.08.2004
Record label: Steve Earle, Warner
Song language: English
The Gringo's Tale |
Beggin' your pardon there stranger |
You look like you’re new to this town |
We’re a long way away from the beach here |
You won’t see many gringos around |
Well I come from West Colorado |
And I’ve wandered this world far and wide |
I’ve lived for some years in the shadows |
And my eyes are unused to this light |
If you buy me a strong drink of whiskey |
I will tell you the tale of my life |
It’s long and it’s sad but it fits me |
And it may bring a tear to your eye |
All the men of my family were solidiers |
The hard fightin' straight talkin' kind |
When my turn came all that was over |
But I’d already made up my mind |
I was there when we blew though Grenada |
And I still have to ask myself why |
Then we took down that fool Noriega |
That’s where I caught the good colonel’s eye |
Well he asked me if I loved my country |
And before I had time to reply |
He regaled me with tales of past glories |
I believed every one of his lies |
So I left my old life behind me |
Turned my back on my family and friends |
And I did everything that they asked me |
And I lost some sleep now and again |
And I lived like a thief and assassin |
I smuggled their poisons sometimes |
Until I asked the wrong question in passin' |
And the colonel himself dropped the dime |
So if you’re ever in west Colorado |
Tell the folks in Durango goodbye |
There’s a price on my head and I can’t go |
So I’ll just wait around here 'til I die |