Matador

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The gold ran dry in '54 so with a broken hand 
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He packed his bags and headed south across the Rio Grande 
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The town was mean and brutal for a gringo filled with strife 
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He was about to end it all when some thing changed his life 

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A bullfight in the street went bad the beast made to escape 
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And in a feat of danger with his jacket as a cape 
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He stared into the eyes of death and bought it to his knees 
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A cry went up from in the crowd at last he felt appeased 

Bridge 
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Then all the people were screaming 
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Having the time of their lives 
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Some said they thought they were dreaming 
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But he was right there before their eyes 
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He had the crowd they cheering  
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right in the palms of his hands 
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With one or two of them leering 
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At what they never could comprehend 

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Matador heart of the brave 
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Suit of life never to save 
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Matador in for the kill 
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Statuesque he's standing still 

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El Toro charged he danced with death 
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And every place he's go 
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The reputation lead the way through all of Mexico 
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The Greatest of the Greats they said 
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One never to be missed 
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But all good things come to an end 
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And so it was with his 

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A moments hesitation and he felt the gore go deep 
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His life flashed in slow motion as the crowd begin to weep 
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The country was in mourning as they buried him that day 
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But memories live for ever like the ghost of him they say 

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The people said he's The Greatest 
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Look at his flair and his style 
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No one can stand in his foot steps 
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Or follow him by a mile 

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The crowd was in such a frenzy 
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He had the air of a saint 
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Control was part of the fever 
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Together with such restraint 

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Matador graced by The Lord 
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Cheating death plunging the sword 
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Matador here to annul 
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With respect praise for the bull 

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There was a sense of dramatic 
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That in the blink of an eye 
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It could turn into traumatic 
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Would he be alive or die 

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He was the man of the hour 
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And master of his domain 
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He was bestowed and empowered 
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He had the key to each city he reigned 

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Matador heart of the brave 
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Suit of life never to save 
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Matador in for the kill 
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Statuesque he's standing still