Emmylou Harris Valerie Lyrics

Valerie Lyrics

Valerie (By Patti Scialfa)

    Valerie

To the east and factories stand 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.



Sixteen days since I left corona and I traveled to this carnival town near
Alberndeel.

And I rode the coaster there on the fairground. Twisted backbone of a beast
that never heals. And I left some skin on fortunes 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.