From Hell to Paradise
A message to Paco Malo, from Raul.
For thirty years they sang the
song of promised victory
But who they’ve fought and who has won
Didn’t matter much to me
I see them driving down the streets
In their fancy shiny cars
Crowds of people to their feet
Their faces full of scarsNo pleasantries, no luxuries
No little children’s milk
While minister’s wives spent
all their lives
In China’s finest silk
My back’s been broken many times
But my spirit lingers on
The day it comes my way on
freedom’s shipI will be gone
From hell to paradise
I’ll always pay the price
From hell to paradise
I’ll always pay the priceThis ninety mile trip
has taken thirty years to make
They tried to keepforever what was never theirs to take
I cursed and scratched the devil’s hand
As he stood in front of me
One last drag from his big cigar
And he finally set me freeFrom hell to paradise
I’ll always pay the price
From hell to paradiseI’ll always pay the price
From hell to paradise
I’ll always pay the price
From hell to paradise
I’ll always pay the priceCon ojos tiernos algun dia te mirare
Con brasos abiertos algun dia te abrasare
Hay mi Havana cuando puedo regresare
Just thinking of you; keep the faith.
Posted on January 10th, 2006 by pwyll
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Raul Malo, frontman and vocalist for The Mavericks, is only singer alive who can touch Roy Orbison. “From Hell to Paradise” is from The Mavericks’ first album. Eighty percent of their albums since, and all their live shows, are the best country rock around.
With The Mavericks out there gettin’ the job done, Gram Parsons can rest in peace. But we still need another Bob Marley and someone to sing his redemption songs.