“Valerie”
Like fire-breathing dragons against the sky
And from their throats a scarlet river
Burns itself into smoky lullabies
Over neon and fluorescent skies
Valerie, can you hear those engines drone
I wanted to go to Mexico
But I’m stranded here alone
And once I knew a true love
It’s been three years since he’s gone
And if I could get that feeling back
I’d give up everything I own
16 days since I left Corona
And I traveled to this carnival town near Alberndee
And I rode the coaster there on the fairground
Twisted backbone of a beast that never heals
And I left some skin on fortune’s wheel
Valerie, can you hear those engines drone
I wanted to go to Mexico
But I’m stranded here alone
And once I knew a true love
It’s been three years since he’s gone
And if I could get that feeling back
I’d give up everything I own
Everything’s in slow motion now
In this little border town
I’ve come so close from so far
Just to hide behind these windows here
From the world outside
I watch those cars and trucks raise trails of dust
Down the road as they pass by
Valerie, can you hear those engines drone
I wanted to go to Mexico
But I’m stranded here alone
And once I knew a true love
It’s been three years since he’s gone
And if I could get that feeling back
I’d give up everything I own
Everything I own
Everything I own
About Linda Ronstadt Lyrics
Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Related songs: Falling Down Lyrics
Album: Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions
Release date: August 24, 1999
Label: Asylum Records
Born: July 15, 1946 (age 76 years), Tucson, Arizona, United States
Hall of fame induction: 2014
Grandparents: Federico José María Ronstadt, Lloyd Groff Copeman
Songwriting partners: Kenny Edwards, Zbigniew Preisner, Eric Kaz
Awards: Kennedy Center Honors, MORE
Nominations: Grammy Award for Album of the Year, MORE