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Artist: Iron & Wine
Canonical path: /iron-wine/jesus-the-mexican-boy
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Jesus the Mexican Boy
Read Jesus the Mexican Boy lyrics by Iron & Wine on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Jesus the Mexican Boy
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Jesus the Mexican boy
Born in a truck on the 4th of July
Gave me a card with a lady naked on the back
Barefoot at night on the road
Fireworks blooming above in the sky
I never knew I was given the best one
From the deck
He never wanted nothing, I remember
Maybe a broken bottle, if I had two
Hanging behind his holy even temper
Hiding the more unholy things I'd do
Jesus the Mexican boy
Gave me a ride on the back of his bike
Out to the fair, though I welched on a $5 bet
Drunk on Calliope songs
We met a home-wrecking carnival girl
He never asked for a favor or the money yet
Jesus the Mexican boy
Born in a truck on the 4th of July
I fell in love with his sister, unrepentently
Fearing he wouldn't approve
We made a lie that was feeble at best
Boarded a train bound for Vegas
Married secretly
I never gave him nothing, I remember
Maybe a broken bottle, if I had two
Hanging behind his holy even temper
Hiding the more unholy things I'd do
Jesus the Mexican boy
Wearing a long desert trip on his tie
Lo and behold, he was standing under the welcome sign
Naked the Judas in me
Fell by the tracks but he lifted me high
Kissing my head like a brother
And never asking why
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