Juarez

Album: To Venus And Back (1999)
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  • Dropped off the edge again down in Juarez
    "Don't even bat an eye
    If the eagle cries" the rasta man says
    Just cause the desert likes
    Young girls flesh and

    No angel came
    No angel came

    I don't think you even know
    What you think you just said
    So go on and spill your seed,
    Shake your gun to the Rastaman's head
    'Cause the desert, she must be blessed and

    No angel came
    No angel came (listen, darling)
    No angel came

    There's a time to keep it up, a time to keep it in
    The Indian is told the cowboy is his friend
    A time to keep it up, boys, a time to keep it in
    The Indian is told the cowboy is his friend
    You know that I can breathe even when I cheat
    Should, should, should, should've been over for me

    (Listen, darling)

    No angel came
    No angel came
    No angel came (listen, darling)
    No angel came
    No angel came
    No angel came
    No angel came Writer/s: Tori Ellen Amos
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Theresa from Murfreesboro, TnThis song is so personal but has an addictive beat, Tori is the best!
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