[Alamo]
Talula (Part 2) single
Lyrics

alamo
heard all about your fandango
banged on my knees on your back door
only to wake you to blues on the way
blues on the way
blues on the way

embarcar figures you'll see me as older
twenty-three hours till the border
don't think I'll be going as fast as I came
fast as I came
fast as I came

tears on my pillow
of course they're not mine
alter that altar
making a play
somebody invent the telephone line
I'll take mine
my chances

alamo
wish I could do what gold does
heard that the stars were in order
got yourself dealt a hand with
two queen of spades
and blues on the way
blues on the way

tears on my pillow
of course they're not mine
alter that altar
making a play
somebody, just somebody, invent the telephone line
I'll take my chances


version 2
transcribed by Richard Doxey, Laura Yeackel

Alamo
heard all about your fandango
Banged on my knees on your back door
only to wake you to
blues on the way
blues on the way
blues on the way

in Baquero figues you'll see me as older
Twenty-three hours till the border
don't think I'll be going as
fast as I came
fast as I came
fast as I came

Tears on my pillow
of course they're not mine
Alter that altar, we're making a play
somebody invent the telephone line
I'll take my chances

Alamo
wish I could do what God does
Heard that the stars were in order
Got yourself dealt a hand
with two queen of spades
blues on the way
blues on the way

Tears on my pillow
of course they're not mine
Alter that altar, we're making a play
somebody just somebody burned the telephone line
I'll take my chances

All lyrics are written by Tori Amos.
Published by Sword and Stone, ASCAP.

Drops of Ivory 1997-2005