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Artist: Kaleo
Canonical path: /kaleo/hey-gringo
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Hey Gringo
Read Hey Gringo lyrics by Kaleo on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Hey Gringo
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I've been told (told) that she's good as gold
Yeah, and she'll leave you one more
Laying low (low), but I could see the smoke
And I knew it wouldn't be long
I could stay, woah, I could stay away
Long enough to die another day
I could try to get it right
Whoever's going keep you alive, keep you alive
Saying: Who is smokin' cigarettes?
Who is smokin' somethin' else?
Who is smokin' cigarettes?
Who is smokin' somethin' else?
Oh, let it go (go)
Oh, just take it slow
Don't you go lookin' for trouble now
I don't know why I can't let go
That woman's got me rear naked choked
The man said: No, woo, hey gringo
Whoa, you gotta stay outta Mexico
And I'll say: Whoa, hey, tranquilo, amigo
I didn't know she was spoken for
Now I'm a lover, not a fighter
It's all bueno
Saying: Who is smokin' cigarettes?
Who is smokin' somethin' else?
Who is smokin' cigarettes?
Who is smokin' somethin' else?
Is it you, is it you, is it you?
Whew, gotta tell the truth, no
Is it you, is it you, is it you?
Light it up, light it up (oh, light it up now)
Light it up, light it up
Light it up, light it up
I sold my soul for the sex, drugs and rock and roll
Said I sold my soul to a woman in Mexico
A woman in Mexico
Woah, woah, yeah, yeah, yeah, come on
You know I go, whew
Who is smokin' cigarettes? (Smokin' cigarettes)
Who is smokin' somethin' else? (Smokin' somethin' else)
Who is smokin' cigarettes?
Who is smokin' somethin' else?
Is it you, is it you, is it you?
Whew, yeah, yeah
Tell the truth
Tell the truth
Whew, whew, whew
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Whew, whew, whew
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