Goin' Down to Mexico Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | ZZ Top's First Album(1970) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Hard Rock |
Labels | Warner Bros. Records |
Ranked | #9 for 1970 , #6,293 all-time |
Album rating : 83 / 100
Votes : 5
Votes : 5
4. Goin' Down to Mexico (3:26)
I was on my way down to Mexico,
there was trouble on the rise.
It was nothing more than I'd left behind,
which was much to my surprise.
I turned around and lit a cigarette
wiped the dust off of my boots.
When up ahead I saw the crowd,
I knew it was no use.
I'ts been the same way for Oh so long,
it looks like I'm singing the same old song.
A fine and fancy man was he,
doing good things for the poor.
Givin' rides in his rockin' Eighty-eight for free.*
They could not hope for more.
When it came my turn he said to me,
"Have I seen your face before?"
I said, "Oh no, you must be wrong,
I'm from a distant shore.
So if you don't mind, I'll just move along
but it looks like I'm singin' the same old song."
A Nineteen Forty movie star
with a long forgotten name.
She was a sexy mess in her pleated dress,
still hangin' on to fame.
With forgotten lines she missed her cue
and left a glass of wine at home.
She was singin' the same song that I was.
Could we both be wrong?
So hand in hand we walked along,
each of us singin' the same old song.
there was trouble on the rise.
It was nothing more than I'd left behind,
which was much to my surprise.
I turned around and lit a cigarette
wiped the dust off of my boots.
When up ahead I saw the crowd,
I knew it was no use.
I'ts been the same way for Oh so long,
it looks like I'm singing the same old song.
A fine and fancy man was he,
doing good things for the poor.
Givin' rides in his rockin' Eighty-eight for free.*
They could not hope for more.
When it came my turn he said to me,
"Have I seen your face before?"
I said, "Oh no, you must be wrong,
I'm from a distant shore.
So if you don't mind, I'll just move along
but it looks like I'm singin' the same old song."
A Nineteen Forty movie star
with a long forgotten name.
She was a sexy mess in her pleated dress,
still hangin' on to fame.
With forgotten lines she missed her cue
and left a glass of wine at home.
She was singin' the same song that I was.
Could we both be wrong?
So hand in hand we walked along,
each of us singin' the same old song.
Added by DaveÅkerfeldt
ZZ Top's First Album - Lyrics
1. Somebody Else Been Shaking Your Tree Lyrics | 2. Brown Sugar Lyrics |
3. Squank Lyrics | ▶ 4. Goin' Down to Mexico Lyrics |
5. Old Man Lyrics | 6. Neighbor, Neighbor Lyrics |
7. Certified Blues Lyrics | 8. Bedroom Thang Lyrics |
9. Just Got Back from Baby's Lyrics | 10. Backdoor Love Affair Lyrics |
ZZ Top's First Album - Album Credits
Members
- Billy Gibbons : Guitar & Vocals
- Dusty Hill : Bass & Vocals
- Frank Beard : Drums
Best ZZ Top Songs
Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes | |
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1 | Sharp Dressed Man | Eliminator (1983) | 96 | 5 | |
2 | Gimme All Your Lovin' | Eliminator (1983) | 93.3 | 3 |