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Quinceanera

from Distance and Fortune by Jonny Burke

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im pretty sure i wrote this about where i come from, one can never be sure though

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Jonny Burke (Dedpan Music, BMI)

there's a mexican family deep in my memory
in a hotel lobby, they're loading to leave
for the quinceanera of their daughter sera
whose got diamond eyes drawn to the heart on her sleeve
and i keep my distance cause i'm looking ragged
and my thoughts are scattered in back of my mind
but her halo's shining, it's all in the timing
and i've got the muse and i've nothing but time

the love that you're given you can't be refusing
take what you're living and put it to use some

sera's new powers are blooming like flowers
so her boyfriend nando get's jealous at times
but nando's a nice guy, he stops at all stop signs
and goes every sunday to mass with his madre
even sera's father, the great juan escobar
says he must fess up the next time they dress up
in a different setting might be for their wedding
cause nando's a good one and sera sure loves him
yes nando's a good one and sera sure loves him

the love that you're given you can't be refusing
take what you're living and put it to use some

i've heard of a city somewhere west of langtry
muy repropio and there on the rio
the children obey and they play in the shade
and their parents all love them
and never do wrong, they never do wrong
though so few have seen it i sill believe in it
it's what coronado was seaching for all along

the love that you're given you can't be refusing
take what you're living and put it to use some

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from Distance and Fortune, released February 22, 2011

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