The Mountain Goats - The Legend of Chavo Guerrero lyrics

rate me

(Verse)

Born down in El Paso, where the tumbleweeds blow

To the middleweight champ of all of Mexico

Dad fought many bloody battles & he raised four sons

Chavo was the oldest one

Ole' man Gory could pop, like a live grenade

Raised his boys in the way of the trade

Hector & Mando, young Eddy G

Chavo meant the most to me

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Look high, it's my last hope

Chavo Guerrero, comin' off the top rope

(Verse 2)

He came from Texas seekin' fortune & fame

Rose pretty quickly to the top of the game

Defender of the downtrodden, king of the hill

Tag team champion with Al Madril

Befo' a black & white T.V. in the middle of the night

I'm lyin' on the floor, I'm bathed in blue light

The telecast's in Spanish, I can understand some

& I need justice in my life, here it comes

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(Verse 3)

Red Shoes Dugan, holdin' his arm high all out of breath

I hated all of Chavo's enemies, I would pray nightly for their death

Descendin' like fire on the people who deserved it most

Almost completely unknown outside of Texas & on the West Coast

He was my hero back when I was a kid

U let me down but Chavo neva once did

U called him names to try to get beneath my skin

Now ur ashes are scattered on the wind

I heard his son got famous & he went nationwide

Coast to coast, with his dad by his side

I don't know if that's true, but I've been told

It's real sweet to grow old

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