The Gringo's Tale Lyrics

	作词 : Earle
	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

	zuo ci : Earle
	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

	zuò cí : Earle
	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

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