Valerie

To the east the factories stand
 Like fire breathing dragons against the sky
 And from their throats a scarlet river
 Burns itself into smoky lullabies
 Over neon and fluorescent skies
 Valerie can you hear those engines drone
 I wanted to go to Mexico
 But I'm stranded here alone
 And once I knew a true love
 It's been three years since he's gone
 And if I could get that feeling back
 I'd give up everything I own
 Sixteen days since I left Corona
 And I traveled to this carnival town near Alberndeel
 And I rode the coaster there on the fairground
 Twisted backbone of a beast that never heals
 And I left some skin on fortune's wheel
 Valerie can you hear those engines drone
 I wanted to go to Mexico
 But I'm stranded here alone
 And once I knew a true love
 It's been three years since he's gone
 And if I could get that feeling back
 I'd give up everything I own
 Everything's in slow motion now
 In this little border town
 I've come so close from so far
 Just to hide behind these windows here
 From the world outside
 I watch those cars and trucks raise trails of dust
 Down the road as they pass by
 Valerie can you hear those engines drone
 I wanted to go to Mexico
 But I'm stranded here alone
 And once I knew a true love
 It's been three years since he's gone
 And if I could get that feeling back
 I'd give up everything I own
 Everything I own
 Everything I own