Somewhere in Mexico
Strangers gather like jigsaw pieces, looking for a place to fit.
Trading tales over margaritas, cautious not to let too much slip.
Some are lost, some are found. Most are just waiting on wings.
Somewhere in Mexico, there’s a field of dreams.
Somewhere in Mexico, hiding from my troubles,
Hiding from my sorrows, hiding from the rest of the world.
Magna cum laude’s and Johnny come lately’s gather in the afternoon sun.
Stumblin’ down the cobblestones with secretive grins, makes you wonder what they have done.
Some come to preach, some to confess, most just couldn’t care less.
Hasta Mañanaville
Woke up this morning with my eyes open wide
Something was missing down deep inside
Looked out my window and what did I see
A million stoned faces staring back at me
I'm goin’ way down south way down south where life is slow
I'm goin’ way down south way down south to Mexico
Until I get my fill of Hasta Mañanaville
Until I get my fill of Hasta Mañanaville
Hog tied to the American dream
Until the bubble burst and I started to scream
Why am I running like a hamster in a cage
Nothing’s different I need a change (Chorus)
Found myself a little casa de amor
And a sweet mamacita who always says more
Nunca sabe if I ever go back
La vida buena in my little love shack (Chorus)
Laguna Moon
He came down on a holiday, mindful of his length of stay
She worked hard not much to show. Dreams of North, no chance to go
And then a passing glance led to a local dance
And then he looked in her eyes and said Ah-yay-yay yay-yay-yay
Ah-chi-chi-chi wah-wah que sera mañana
Groovin' to a different tune
Ah-chi-chi-chi wah-wah que sera mañana
Under the Laguna Moon
Thoughts of living in Mexico, palm trees sway in the sunset glow
Moonlit table of new found friends, brown eyed beauty staring back at him
It was a moment in time, just like the very first time
When he looked in her eyes and said Ah-yay-yay yay-yay-yay
Spicy drinks and a salsa beat, bamboo walls and cobblestone streets
A perfect place to hide from the past, weathered dreams that couldn't last
But in his twilight years he still held onto his fears
Until she looked in his eyes and said Ah-yay-yay yay-yay-yay
TallBoy Shuffle
I was strolling downtown in Ajijic
People all dancing in the middle of the street
I said "Que pasa, what's all the rustle?"
He said "Everybody doin' the TallBoy shuffle"
Do the TallBoy shuffle(TallBoy shuffle)
Do the TallBoy shuffle(TallBoy shuffle)
Do the TallBoy shuffle and deal yourself a winning hand
A gringo was standin' by his million dollar shack
Some Burros came by with a click-ety-clack
His wife said "Hey, what's all the bustle?"
He said "They're going downtown to do the TallBoy shuffle" (chorus)
I was sitting at the table playing cards one night
Waiting for the moment when the timing was right
My turn to deal so I started the hustle
I grabbed the deck of cards and did the TallBoy shuffle (chorus)
Who I Am
Back home in L.A. (I don’t wanna be)
Workin' for low pay. (I don’t wanna be)
Dodgin' the tax man. (Here im a gonna be)
Exactly who I am!
Shovelin' big snow. (I don’t wanna be)
Fellin' my nose cold. (I don’t wanna be)
Spendin the old plan. (Here Im gonna be)
Exactly who I am!
You can call me, Doña Luisa
You can call me, Don Juan Jose
Mexico is giving me buena vida
Exactamente yo soy quien
Exactly Who I Am
Hey Margarita! (I'm a gonna be)
Late for my citas. (I'm a gonna be)
Toes in the sand. (Here I'm a gonna be)
Exactly who I am!
Shorts and sandals. (I'm a gonna be)
Cookin' by candles. (I'm a gonna be)
Workin' my tan. (Here I'm a gonna be)
Exactly who I am! (Chorus)
Bridge:
I don't wanna be no corporate lawyer
I don't wanna be no engineer
When I travel to Estados Unidos
I tell my friends that I'm living here
Paintin' on the plaza. (You know you’re gonna have)
Sunset Terrazas. (You know you’re gonna have)
Amigos Mexican. (You know you’re gonna be)
Exactly who you am!
Musico Fiestas. (You know you’re gonna have)
Afternoon Siestas. (You know you’re gonna be)
Born Again! You know (you’re gonna be)
Exactly who you am! (Chorus)
Drinkin' TallBoy Beer
Fiday night in Mexico, you wonder what to do
Join the Boys here at the bar, we'll play a song or two
Let your hair down, take a look round, be all that you can be
And start drinkin' TallBoy beer with me
Chiquitas at the table in front found Tequila once again
They're waitin' for a dance with you, and ready to begin
But if you fail to get some tail the reason's bound to be
They've been drinkin' TallBoy beer with me.
Bulletproof, invisible, ain't got nothing on me
When I'm drinkin' TallBoy beer I feel like Hercules
Gather 'round all you clowns, let's make a little history
And start drinkin' TallBoy beer with me
Ladies, now I know you think this beer is not for you
But suck it up and pucker up and take a sip or two
You will find that in your mind you have no memory
Of drinkin' TallBoy beer with me
Now you know its ladies night and your husband's there at home
Don't mean you can't have some fun, drink and carry on
And when he wonders where you been, you reply slow happily
You been drinkin' TallBoy beer with me
I promise I won't fess it up when you start strippin' down
Dancin' on the table tops and orderin' up a round
When the cops bust in the door, I'm sure that they will see
You been drinkin' TallBoy beer with me
It'll be Alright
Well I see you sitting on the side of the road
Crumblin’ and crying 'bout the things you sold
Pick a direction and run like the wind
Guarantee you'll be back here again
Maybe that's what makes it real
Knowing down deep that it never heals
We all run hard with the wind at our back
Never really figured on paying it back
But when the time is near, it all comes clear
Make no mistake, It'll be alright (2nd to bridge)
You can patch yourself up with a nod and a wink
A girl named Sheila and a couple of drinks
Pack up your troubles in a little white bag
Save a little extra when you start to sag (Chorus)
Ojalá, it'll be alright. Ojalá, as you slip into the night
Ojalá, it'll be alright. Ojalá, as you slip into the night
When your faith begins to fade, and the walls begin to fall
When you feel your body ache, and your heart begins to break
You gotta reach out for the light, you gotta to find the will to fight
You know that you will always be the only one to set you free
Ojalá, it'll be alright. Ojalá, slip into the night
Ojalá, it'll be alright
So what is better when you reach the brink
A smiling face or a left over drink
You burned your bridges and your friends are spent
Now you feel the need to repent (Chorus)
