Mexican Home (feat. John Prine)

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Chris Knight (born June 24, 1960) is a singer and songwriter from Kentucky. He only recently came to national attention, but has written songs for Confederate Railroad, John Anderson, and Randy Travis among others. He is best known for writing the hit Montgomery Gentry song "She Couldn't Change Me" and because of his particular fame in Texas, was named an "Honorary Texan" by Texas Governor Rick Perry. more »

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It got so hot, last night, I swear
You couldn't hardly breathe
Heat lightning burnt the sky like alcohol 
I sat on the porch without my shoes 
And I watched the cars roll by
As the headlights raced
To the corner of the kitchen wall

Mama dear
Your boy is here
Far across the sea 
Waiting for
That sacred coal
That burns inside of me 
And I feel a storm
All wet and warm
Not ten miles away 
Approaching
My Mexican home

My God! I cried, it's so hot inside 
You could die in the living room 
Take the fan from the window 
Prop the door back with a broom

The cuckoo clock has died of shock 
And the windows feel no pane
The air's as still
As the throttle on a funeral train

Mama dear
Your boy is here
Far across the sea
Waiting for
That sacred core
That burns inside of me
And I feel a storm
All wet and warm
Not ten miles away 
Approaching 
My Mexican home

My father died on the porch outside 
On an August afternoon
I sipped bourbon and cried
With a friend by the light of the moon

So its hurry! hurry! Step right up
It's a matter of life or death
The sun is going down
And the moon is just holding its breath

Mama dear
Your boy is here
Far across the sea Waiting for
That sacred core
That burns inside of me 
And I feel a storm
All wet and warm
Not ten miles away 
Approaching
My Mexican home

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