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Omaha to Mexico

from Heaven's Operahouse by Art Vandalay

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Verse 1:

She left this city and left this town
In a cloud of dust and smoke
Fifty bucks, a pack of cigarettes
and love letter she never wrote

Tried to love a man with a heart of gold
‘Til it turned to rust
Just couldn’t ignore her rambling soul
A life meant for the road

Verse 2:

Headed South on a train
stopped near Omaha
Hitched a ride on a rusty truck
with a stranger swore she’d seen before

As they slept out under the stars
Made love until the dawn
As he lay sleeping she took the keys
and headed out alone…..

Chorus:

She wants to see the sunset
Feel sand between her toes
Wants to taste a love so deep
Somethin’ that’ll bring her down to her knees
Before she dies

Verse 3:

Restless wind kept calling her name
It was the only friend she’d ever known
Left so many lovers this way
Knew it’d haunt her like a ghost

Now she’s stuck somewhere down in
Tennessee
Down to her last line
Stumbled into a bar looking for a
lonely soul
Someone she could take for a ride

Bridge:

It was shadow she could never shake
Her life was give and take
With a stolen passport
And a made-up name
Gonna dance naked in the rain

Verse 4:

She rolled on like the thunder in the rain
‘Til she hit that southern coast
Woke up behind the wheel of a truck
‘Til she ran out of road

She stowed away on a sailing ship ‘bound for Mexico
Now it’s been twenty years since she
skipped town
Never felt more at home

Chorus:

She wants to see the sunset
Feel the sand between her toes
Wants to taste a love so deep
Something that’ll bring her
Down to her knees
Before she dies

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from Heaven's Operahouse, released January 5, 2012

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Art Vandalay St Paul, Minnesota

Art Vandalay is a Twin Cities-based band that blends the vintage sounds of The Band and the easy-going vibe of J.J. Cale, creating laid-back Americana music with songs that are “impossibly catchy” (Duluth News Tribune).

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