Patricia Vonne - Some Lyrics Rattle My Cage (Patricia Vonne/Johnny Reno/ Paul Boll) Steel metal cruisers are out tonight black silhouette against the neon light loves got me crazy going down in a blaze my heart beats racing like a high speed chase Come & Rock & Rattle My Cage! come on & Rock & Rattle My Cage! you've got me locked and loaded I’m ready to rage cool rockin' daddy Rattle My Cage! Love me or leave me with a kiss of fire try to deceive me man i know you're a liar when you blow into town you're the devil wind we slip into the alley like original sin Come and Rock and Rattle My Cage! Steel Metal cruisers are out tonight Any wrong you may do you better treat me right Loves got me crazy going down in a blaze My heart beats racing like a high speed chase Dark Mile Patricia Vonne/Doyle Bramhall Loving you was all that I could do Loving you how you tore my heart in two Make believe you feel the way I do And I’ll walk the dark mile for you You left me standing in my Sunday dress With hopes and dreams now you lay me down to rest Without a warning you left a bitterness Now i walk the dark mile in tears of blue I bled so red I cried so blue Unkown fear around the moon Loving you was all that I could do Loving you how you tore my heart in two Make believe you feel the way I do And I’ll walk the dark mile It’s my battle and my truth I’ll walk the dark mile in tears of blue Only for you Ravage Your Heart (Patricia Vonne/Alejandro Escovedo/Robert LaRoche) Beauty lives where hearts collide A place where lovers hideaway Perhaps we lived in ancient time meant to love eternally I’m gonna ravage your heart Melt away your fear/wipe away your tears And the rest of the world will fall away A lovers kiss makes an angel sigh We’ll build a kingdom you and me Two circles join when stars align Meant to love eternally Why does your love keep haunting me I’m gonna make you feel the way I feel for you Beauty is a temple of the sky A place where lovers hide away Inside this heart you’ll find a lonely rhythm A rhythm from another time Que’ Maravilla Patricia Vonne Saborear tus besos que’ maravilla recordar las promesas que me hiciste sentir tus brazos que’ maravilla mirar en tus ojos que iluminan mi vida No hay suficientes horas en el dia cariño la mañana viene tan pronto querido si tan solo durara cien horas Saborear tus labios que’ maravilla te bajaste del cielo por gracia divina deretirme en tus brazos que’ maravilla recorder los sentimientos que me dijiste This Cat’s in the Doghouse (Patricia Vonne/Rosie Flores) This cats in the doghouse! This cat’s in the doghouse! This cat’s in the doghouse and I’m never gonna let him out! Well I’ve been waitin’ by the fire and the telephone It hasn’t rung or rattled all night I made dinner for two with a river of wine Waitin’ for our rendezvous at midnight Well that’s a cold shot baby running through my veins Every time you go and shoot out the lights Well I’m making a list and I’m callin’ it quits If you resist to make it right This cat’s in the doghouse! This cat’s in the doghouse! This cat’s in the doghouse and I’m never gonna let him out! Well you tell me that you’re gonna be nice baby you hurt me again and again Well here you are scratching like a hound dog beggin’ me to let you in This cat’s in the doghouse! Well you can hear the devil moan, hiss, spitfire as you OD on nicotine An unfaithful kiss how’d it come to this my hunk of burning libertine My eyes are bloodshot baby cryin’ over you I’m melting in a hellfire I’m gonna lock you up and nail you down a thousand kisses live wire This cat’s in the doghouse! This cat’s in chateau bow wow! This cat’s in the doghouse and I’m never gonna let him out! grrrrrrrr... Bitter Need (Patricia Vonne/Peter Kingsbery) Stay out of sight and of mind invisible forgive not to forget and lick my wounds till they mend I will not tiptoe round your window sill but stay in my back yard and try hard to dig a big hole beneath the fence My raging hearts like a bitter need just another beggar at your feet completely blown apart heavy as it is deep how your body still can make me weep All the pretty girls that come and go for broke no I’m not one of them but I keep your smile to myself I’ve nurtured each and every word you wrote What I’m hearing lately Sounds more like a desperately cry for help Lovers on the run coming undone Now under the gunI’ll never run back to you Now i’m gonna run My raging hearts like a bitter need just another beggar at your feet completely blown apart heavy as it is deep how your body still can make me weep into the microphone you shouted the more and more I think about it Hey when you’re riding high do you still deny that you’re living with a lonely heart Dulce Refugio Patricia Vonne/Michael Martin En mis noches de insomnio hay laberintos en mi mente quiero que los brazos de un angel de la guarda me arrullen en la noche callada en mi cuarto solitario mi cama esta cubierta de nieve del invierno yo ruego dulce refugio siempre a mi lado dulce refugio Mis cansados ojos nunca se cierran en sueño mis pensamientos se aceleran mientras los afortunados suenan desvelada escucho mi corazon latir soy prisionera de mis propios sufrimientos y ruego por un dulce refugio siempre a mi lado dulce refugio In my nights of insomnia there are labyrinths in my mind I wish to be cradled in the arms of a guardian angel In the silent night in my solitary room my bed is covered with winter snow as I beg for sweet refuge always by my side sweet refuge my tired eyes never close in sleep my thoughts race ahead of me while all fortunate ones are dreaming wide awake I hear my own heart beating I am a prisoner of my own suffering begging for sweet refuge Paris Trance (Patricia Vonne) Giddy up cowboy! I’ll find a way to melt your stone cold heart one day I’ll meet you in la ville de l’amour, Champs- Elysees I’m on a bullet train to find romance put me in a Paris trance Champagne dinner tête-à-tête on a moonlit boat ride on the River Seine Living in a fairy tale under your spell I’m on a bullet train to find romance put me in a Paris trance Kiss me in the moon light je t’aime de tout mon coeur Embrace me with all your might mon cher je t’adore Underneath the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre, Sacré Coeur There’s one thing left to say Veux tu m’ marier? (will you marry me?) Giddy up cowboy I’ll find a way to melt your stone cold heart one day Meet me in Musée du Louvre Les Deux Magots Café I’m on a bullet train to find romance put me in a Paris trance! Ooh la la! Je t’aime a la folie, mon tresor, mon cadeau… embrasse moi! xoxo Tequileros (Patricia Vonne/Alex Ruiz) !Tequi tequi tequileros! No les diga por donde van !Tequi tequi tequileros! solo para tomar y disfrutar solo para gozar Eran los rancheros a quien es le gusta siempre celebrar Y siempre cantan “El Brindis del Bohemio” Gotitas de agave azul y verde solo el vicio para aliviar Tequila con limon Como el alacran me va a picar Brindemos la paz prosperidad y mas Solo tomando para disfrutar serenata del amor o grito de dolor Toca la guitarra vamos a cantar It was the rancheros who always liked to celebrate and sing “El Brindis del Bohemio” little drops of blue and green love the sweetest vice Tequila con limon just like the scorpion its gonna sting Lets raise a shot to peace and prosperity only to drink for joy and sing of love and pains play the guitar lets do this again! Dedicated to my grandfather Valentin Rodriguez Worth It (Patricia Vonne) They roam in a haze Waiting for your soul to take Found you broken in a thousand pieces thrown All alone and afraid Waiting for the wave to break I was standing as a witness to the crime Hey little babe with the monkey on your back Hey little darlin' you're worth more than that Don't you know you're worth it Don't you know you're worth it to me What a strange, funny pain That haunts the dark side of your face But I see past the visions in your mind They may haunt and they will plague But they can never take away Break the chain, face the fear, cut the ties They're waiting at the door in temporary drag They're coming back for more in temporary rags They're laughing at your tears with a blood-stained grin Slam you to the past and back again Song note: "Sometimes we stand in our own way. This song is hopeful that we can reject bad influences in our lives and temptations from the dark side in order to maintain self worth. Cut From the Same Cloth (Patricia Vonne/Rosie Flores) You're the warmth in my sleep The kiss that makes me weep Firestarter I try hard not to bother You bring me to my knees We echo each other like wind through the trees Kindred spirits in sync like the breeze We're cut from the same cloth Cut from the same cloth Cut from the same cloth Love is gonna run you right out of town You're the blood under my skin The tonic in my gin Undercover I'll love you like no other Your taste is sweet as sin I can feel your spirit by my side can you feel it Baby I want you till the day I die can you feel it Right from the start Because we're cut from the same cloth Song note: Writing with Rosie Flores is always an adventure. We wanted this song to be sexy and soulful. Joe Ely's and Rosie's passionate vocals sure bring it home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FUENTE VAQUEROS (Patricia Vonne/Michael Martin) Fuente Vaqueros, Fuente de la vida Un pueblito perdido en un santuario En las orillas del Rio Genil En la hermosa provincia de Granada Hay una joya coronada Fuente Vaqueros, Fuente de la Vida Fuente de la vida y de la abundancia Oye las guitarras y casta?uelas Vio su primera luz de dia en el pueblo Donde nacio' Fuente Vaqueros El camina en sus suenos Por la oscuridad En aguas heladas por la muerte cuando entro' en la plaza de toros bajo la luna se detuvo a escuchar los grillos cantando bajo los arboles de olivos donde escucha el murmullo del agua bajo los arboles de olivos en la provincia de Granada bajo los arboles de olivos hay una joya coronada bajo los arboles de olivos en la provincia de Granada Fountain of the Cowboy (translation to Fuente Vaqueros) Fountain of the Cowboy Fountain of life A little village lost in a sanctuary of time Along the banks of the Rio Genil In the beautiful province of Granada There is a crowned jewel Fountain of life and abundance Hear the guitars and castanets He saw his first light of day In the village where he was born Fuente Vaqueros He walks in his dreams Though darkness chilled the fountain waters When death walked into his bullring Under the moon he stands to listen To the cricket's singing beneath the olive trees Where he hears the laughing waters Song note: "Fuente Vaqueros" is a provence in Granada, Spain where Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca was born. He is quoted in saying "I saw my first light of day in Fuente Vaqueros". I wanted to capture his fiery spirit through this song. I approached my fellow San Antonian and Lorca afficionado, Michael Martin, to share his lyrical genius for the final verse "when death entered his bullring..." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Truth Awakening (Patricia Vonne) Life's a crazy carousel fragile and unbound On a broken ferris wheel high above the ground Wheels keep turning round and round Love is truth awakening Your love is divinely king Your love will wash me clean Come and lay your burden down I'll drink you from my lips Breathe your breath and chase the sound Of true love at it's best A thousand kisses on the ground Skin upon skin No more lonely emptiness If you need me just come knocking Cuz I'll be knocking on your front door gracing the edge of your lonely heart Together we'll love and never part Song note: This goes out to anyone who is madly in love. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Castle Walls (Patricia Vonne) Child not forgotten Paint your fairytale Climbing down your castle walls Two hearts forsaken there There's love all around And I'm unbound You're my everything Hey little darlin' don't you fear me now May our hearts surrender Shield us from despair Pleading voices soul collide Now I'm under your spell I'm unwound and I'm unbound You're my everything Hey little darlin' don't you fear me now There may come a day when you and I We'll share everything Hey little darlin' don't you fear me now Song note: A blood drenched love song. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ El Marinero y La Sirena (Patricia Vonne/Michael Martin) Fue forzado a caminar la tabla Se zambullo en el agua helada Clavado debajo del galeon espa?ol Sintio un golpe brutal Descendiendo en la oscuridad Sintio un abrazo fuerte De dedos tenaces al girar Con un beso de la vida El marinero y la sirena Pertenecen al mar tan negro Oyen el llanto del destino Un amor ardiente y herido El esta destinado a navegar sobre el mar Espumoso del amor Y ella a nadar leguas abajo Su corazon naufragado nunca podra saber La allegria de nadar con su amor verdadero Su amor es un tesoro Que brilla mas puro que el oro. Cuando veas caer una estrella mi hechicera Recuerdame mi sirena Aunque perteneces al mar ven conmigo Sere tu refugio con permiso En mi dolor hay esperanza mi marinero Que el amor no es fatal solo sincero Oye el llanto del destino mi carino Desde el fondo del mar donde vivo The Sailor and the Mermaid He was forced to walk the plank plunging into the icy waters nailed beneath the Spanish galleon He felt a crushing blow descending into the darkness he felt a warm embrace of tenacious fingers spinning to the surface with a kiss of life the sailor & the mermaid belong to the sea hear the cry of destiny of an ardent wounded love he is destined to sail above love's foamy sea And she, to swim leagues below his shipwrecked heart can never know the joy of swimming w/ his true love their love is a treasure that shines brighter than gold when you see a falling star, my enchantress remember me, my little mermaid even though you belong to the sea, come with me I will be your refuge in my sorrow there is hope, my sailor that love is not fatal but sincere Listen to the cry of destiny at the bottom of the sea where I live Song note: I was on tour in Denmark when I was inspired to write this song about the sailor and the mermaid.I wrote it for my little nieces & nephews. The sailor belongs to the land, the mermaid belongs to the sea, so sadly they can never be. With its nautical /pirate theme, i collaborated with Michael Martin for the sailor's perspective of a "shipwrecked heart" which would echo my mermaid's perspective of the wounded cry of destiny leagues under the sea. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COWSKULLS AND GHOSTOWNS (Patricia Vonne/ Robert LaRoche/ Shawn Sahm) Tombstone Arizona Deadwood South Dakota I'm running just as fast as I can Deer in the headlights Dead Mans Valley I can see the blood on your hands Come on over baby There's a full moon rising And a shot that'll rattle the dead Rattlers in the basin Bones in the churchyard Of the ones that didn't have a chance Cowskulls and ghosttowns Prowl the streets by candlelight Gunfighter's rage settled in the street Rattle snake trigger brings a man to his knees Down your road to perdition In your own private prison Hear the ghosts slamming the tracks With the lives you've forsaken And the souls that's you've taken Watch the devil dance Song note: Stepping back into the Old West where a "rattlesnake trigger brings a man to his knees" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Love is a Bounty (Patricia Vonne) My love's as deep as the ocean And your love's a drop in the sea You promised me love and devotion And brought nothing but heartache to me But my love is a bounty And my love once believed But I would rather be lonely Than to languish in your misery I'd like a ranch style house in the country But I'd settle for a dirt floor instead Now the fire in your eyes is so empty And the flowers are already dead My love is a bounty And my love once believed I would rather be lonely than To languish in your company I feel the walls of our love falling down around me I've tried to hard to build it up again It's true that I can't make you love me And I can't get you out of my head Song note: This is the first song I ever wrote in my life with only 3 chords I knew at the time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La Lomita de Santa Cruz (Patricia Vonne) La Lomita de Santa Cruz El camino de las piedras Que va hacia la lomita El grito valiente de Domingo Pena Pidiendo un milagro para matar la sequia La sequia ha plagado la tierra El rio corre seco y la cosecha murio. Entre mas cerca estas a Dios mas probable que El escuche Le rogue al sol y a la luna violeta Holy Cross on the Hill Holy cross on the hill He walks the pathway of stone That leads to the the sacred hill The valient cry of Domingo Pena Asking for a miracle to kill the drought The drought had plagued the ghostland The river ran dry and the harvest died The closer you are to God The more likely he is to listen He prayed to the sun and the lavender moon Song note: Inspired by my great -great- grandfather Domingo Pena who prayed endlessly to end a devastating drought in Rio Grande City, Texas in 1904. Today the Holy cross remains on the hill where my family has a pilgrimage every year in honor of our ancestors. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gin and Platonic (Patricia Vonne) Since we've been together you've been holding out on me My dear, you've made it clear this wicked fear of loving me Well, I'm not out to get you One heart can't beat for two But must I hide forever this love I feel for you I wanna writhe in muddy water as I feel your lips on mine Baby, you're my one desire let your tired mind unwind I wanna feel your arms around me why can't you feel it too What will it take to make you feel the same way I do We go together like gin and platonic just like a hotrod with a million miles on it but you're the one man that's got the key baby won't you stake a claim on me Be my Valentino, Romeo, or Jimmy Dean a pair of reckless lovers up on that silver screen I've given every indication but you ain't got a clue indulge my fascination love me madly like I love you Song note: Unrequited love... with a shot of humor to dry the tears. Missing Women (Patricia Vonne) Cold black night silent screams pierce the darkness across the border town Juarez bleeds casts a shadow of evil light fallen crosses of human plight Mothers & daughters lives burned & battered cold & scattered in shallow graves what evil soul could take a life, a human life, unholy reign Across the desert of burning tears Mujeres desaparecidas veiled in mystery for so many years Mujeres desaparecidas for how long will the blood river flow where will the children go Cold black night silent screams pierce the darkness across the border town Juarez bleeds fallen crosses & broken faith human disgrace of violent rage *This song goes out to the families of the missing women of Juarez, Mexico. You are not forgotten. Hot Rod Heart (Patricia Vonne/ Johnny Reno) Well her name is Enedina and she runs with the pack She loves high rollers and Jack Kerouac Ready for the roundup lookin' supreme In her 49' Merc rebel grease machine She's got the pedal to the metal at 110 racin' with the devil all over again She's got a hot rod heart, black jeans tight two lane blacktop in the pale moonlight power shift love, gears wound tight Hot rod girls are gonna roll tonight Sat urday night down at the drive- in In her 59' Chevy with gull wing fins Ride the motorbaby like a rebelene She loves her El Dorado when she's cruising the scene Well, she knows every year model and make She's hell on wheels and she'll raise the stakes She's got a hot rod heart, black jeans tight two lane blacktop in the pale moonlight power shift love, gears wound tight Hot rod girls are gonna roll tonight She's got a heart rod heart burning bright Hot rod girls are gonna roll tonight She's got a new tattoo to match her red stingray C'mon everybody lets get ready to play There ain't nothin' better than a GTO Or 20 Flight Rock on the radio In a pink cadillac with a dual carburetor I'm off to the chicky run so I'll see ya later *Hot Rods, Rockabilly Music, & Kandy Kolored dreams. These are a few of my favorite things. Battle Scars (Patricia Vonne/ Robert LaRoche) You wanna leave but you can't let it go I wanna know I wanna know I see the pain linger in your soul Tears thru your heart like a fatal blow *Can you show me cuz each & every time you hold me Our love burns eternally Rise like the sun when you're cold & wasted & you feel like racing to me You're my heart you're my heart ( when your worlds gone crazy) When life is cruel better place your bets gotta live more gotta fear less battle scars and a tangled mess time to move on with no regret Devils eye filled with sin when you're alone and dejected and you feel you're losing again you're my heart my heart *AHH!The measurement of both difficulties & triumphs of commitment. TORERA (Patricia Vonne/ Israel Rodriguez) Como mi padre y mis antepasados hay algo que nadie puede entender Toda mi vida lucho por mis derechos y mi propio honor en esta tradicion. Torera! Lucha hasta la muerte Torera! Lucha por tu honor Torera! Porque yo tengo la sangre de la torera Es porque yo soy mujer independiente o es porque yo tengo ganas de vivir Los ojos del toro Son mas amables que los de aquellos Perseguida con fulgor Desde el dia en que naci Todo este odio No vale la pena Quita te las cadenas de la sociedad La eleccion de mi vida Es como el aire que respiro lo cierto es que me eligio y nunca lo negare' *Torera is a female bullfighter. In a traditionally male arena, they are few. She personifies strength in adversity. She defends her honor with her life and she does it with dignity and grace. She speaks to the artistic soul. Jett Rink (Patricia Vonne /Robert LaRoche) If you were in my western flick over Reata we'd ride oh, we'd strike it rich like Bick Benedict never repent on a dime Through oil fields of West Texas just beyond the Marfa lights we'd walk the red earth sense a new birth beneath the blazing sky Oh!, yeah I'm richin' Oh! yeah, I'm rich for my well has come in, yeah Be my shelter from the storm and I'll taste your sweet lips of wine hold me close beneath the stars at your table I will dine Vaya con Dios pistolero Oh, love's just the luck of the draw Viva vaquero! arriba tu alma just like Peckinpah Oh!, yeah I'm richin' Oh yeah I'm rich, boy Oh! yeah, I'm rich for my well has come in, yeah You've got that gritty streak of ol' Jett Rink You light the fire in my eyes You've got that roguish charm that makes me weak You're my wildcatter in disguise * Jett Rink is inspired by one of my favorite films "GIANT" & Jett's famous oil well scene. GIve me any reason to write about the iconic figure of James Dean. xo The Dogs Dance (Patricia Vonne/Robert LaRoche) Waves of sorrow wounded pride when we can't get along demons follow dead of night in the cold New York dawn I'm holdin' on I'm holding on Rise move to the next town Rise with me honey I'm holding on I'm holding on Cruel addiction web of lies and we know that it's wrong shameless silence muted cries in the pain of the song I'm holding on I'm holding on Face the madness won't leave your side till the demons have gone I'm holding on Rise *Inspired by the novel of the same name, written by my friend Scott Krantz. It's about addiction and the struggle to survive a soul assaulting life lived on the dark side. Huerta de San Vicente (Patricia Vonne) He buscado la fortaleza del espiritu del principe Andaluz dentro del parque extremo sudoeste de la bella ciudad Una casa blanca en la calle Virgen Blanca en la bella Granada Segui las senales y suspiros fantasmales que me guian a la Huerta de San Vicente se huele el aroma de jazmin y azahar en los jardines de clavelinas de tu deseo tu balcon esta abierto donde se puede ver la Sierra y Alhambra La Huerta de San Vicente La perla de Granada Romancero Gitano La perla de tu alma Poeta de Sangre hijo de Granada victima de la guerra civil la sangre no corre mas en tus venas pero existe en tus obras, Lorquiana abre tu puerta y di la verdad con tus obras y tertulias *I wrote this song after visitng the home of the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca in Granada , Spain Though he died tragically during the Spanish Civil War, his spirit continues to live through his works. Dutch Cigarette (Patricia Vonne/ Robert LaRoche) Me and my baby on a long train to Oslo going on our 13th night we play at Muddy Waters and we go where the wind blows travel by the dawns early light well we eat like kings then we play till we're wrecked we wake up and start over again with guitars blazing no we ain't dead yet with 3 hours of sleep and a dutch cigarette Down the river Seinne Champs Elysee in Paris tete cafe ole' bon my mama told me for every good deed you cherish you're bound to get a jewel in your crown well in my life I must have done something right I couldn't dream up all of this me and my baby burning red tail lights with 3 hours of sleep and a dutch cigarette Lakeside view Bluesiana Velden playing rock n roll all night RockHouse in Saltzburg Reeperbahn in Hamburg sensory overload alright well we're making new friends from both sides of the world so you must forgive the state I'm in cuz it's a fairy tale life that I'm living in with 3 hours sleep and a dutch cigarette *A rollicking travelogue of our European tour adventures, burning through road maps, 3 hours sleep, sensory overload you get the picture." Karolina (Patricia Vonne/ Robert LaRoche) Can you hear me Karolina far away as the sun burns down I'll be waiting for you come what may I won't let you down Can you hear me Karolina fallen grace sacred ground Love abandoned child's heart left broken though memories fade a hard rain comes down with each days passing world's collapsing show me the way to break through your heart Can you hear me Karolina thorns of faith Saviors crown Hear me calling Karolina come home safe come home now Can you hear me Karolina far away as the sun burns down I'll be waiting Karolina words of faith sacred ground hear me calling Karolina come home safe come home now *Back in NYC, I was a "Musician on Call" who would sing to the children in the hospital. This song is for all those children who changed my life. Will We Ever Be (Patricia Vonne) As I traveled the world over you were just a memory until I swam in picture postcards from California to Tennessee how you won me over the way you kissed me tenderly you had no rich man's gold to speak of but a song you sang to me I will always love you even though we're not meant to be will we ever know the answer will we ever be With a thousand miles between us you know my life's a shade of blue will you meet me at the alter where we'll boldly say I do and if I cannot lay beside you I'd crawl inside this telephone line where I'll hibernate forever till I feel your lips on mine *For anyone who is brave enough to endure a long distance relationship. Mujeres Desaparecidas (Patricia Vonne/Israel Rodriguez) Quien podra comprender a ver la vida y la unjusticia seres queridos por doquier sufren pidiendo justicia Madres de rostros esperanzados no descansan en el ayer buscan en el desierto el desden y infierno, y oscuridad coro: En el desierto de lagrimas mujeres desaparecidas no te rindas en la oscuridad mujeres desaparecidas el buen Dios te alentara y te abrigara Quien podra comprender a ver la vida y la unjusticia tu llanto se escuchara' tu esperanza resplandecera' ("Spanish version of Missing Women") Joe's Gone Ridin' Vonne/ LaRoche Joe's gone ridin, ridin on the rail Joe's gone ridin, he'll be on your trail Don't try to fight him , you're only gonna fail Joe's gone ridin ,ridin' on the rail From the cotton fields of Tx, down to the Rio Grande He's a gypsy cowboy who always takes a stand he hustled pool, hopped the train, headed down to San Antone a restless heart, he lives life down to the bone 5 card gamble at the Boomtown saloon he always plays to win while howling at the moon tequila, wine, fists are flyin' and I'm caught in a mess but I love to play the part of the damsel in distress When you plead and you cry and they just won't let you by But if Joe says then Joe says Tumbleweed, devil dye & they spit between your eyes But if Joe says then Joe says There ain't no openin' band for no wine festival but if Joe says, Joe says Don't mess with Texas or a green eyed girl. Don't penalize my case just cuz I defend my world gotta speak your mind with every breath, fight for what you believe I just wanna live a life without that human greed *Inspired by the generous spirit of Joe Ely. Texas Burning Vonne/LaRoche Texas burning see the heat rising The fields have withered and the wells run dry Now my heart is yearning where the home fires burning bright I'm going home, I'm going home I know Ageless mother paint me a picture With shades of sorrow and golden pride Love will never leave you lonely like a lost child crawling in the night Who's gonna hold you who's gonna hold you now Well I don't want wait here any longer I just want to lay on warm familiar ground Texas burning until tomorrow it's where they'll lay me down Texas burning with it's red eyes shining how I miss that comfort As every day goes by now my heart is yearning where the home fires Burning in the night I'm going home yeah, I'm going home I know * I wrote this song in my NY apt when I was feeling homesick for my family back home in Texas. La Gitana de Triana Patricia Vonne La Gitana de Triana Con la fuerza de las campanas Sevilla es la cana La conquista de las almas Cruza el Guadalquivir Ella baila por esperanza al compas de la guitarra Ay, que noches embrujadas Con el eco de las palmas Cruza el Guadalquivir es la cana, esperanza Gitana de Triana?cruza el Guadalquivir! ay, que Guay Vaya la Gitana Vaya con Dios Vaya alegria Ay que Guay! Vaya la Gitana Oye las palmas Por las calles de adoquin Las palomas de paz estan volando y mas Los caballos estan paseando La gitana sique bailando Y la gente esta gritando! Cruza el Guadalquivir *In Sevilla, Spain, across the River Guadalquivir, is Triana which was once an old gypsy quarter. It is here that my sister decided to run away and become a gypsy dancer. I wanted to capture her passion for flamenco and the haunting magic of the city. Rebel Bride Vonne/LaRoche Slippin on my white lace satin dress string of pearls down my back Well I'm getting ready my heart's strong and steady for my one eyed rebel jack without you my life's a shade of blue and I don't know where I'm at come on over honey to my land of milk and honey let's hitch us a ride like Bonnie and Clyde oh yeah! Rebel Bride Rebel Bride Come on little honey won't you step inside Rebel Bride Rebel Bride I want a piece of heaven my castle of stone I want to be the queen sitting on my thrown My love is a rage made of flesh and bone So let's hit the ground running baby let's tear out of here Reno won't you play on my wedding day with the mission bells amplified The walls may shatter but hell it don't matter cuz baby our hands are tied My love is a flame and babe you know I would forever want you by my side So I'm getting ready my heart's strong and steady Let's hitch us a ride while your kissing your bride oh yeah! *Every bride needs a righteous wedding song! Lonesome Rider Vonne/ LaRoche With blood red boots a shadow stumbled through my door Throwing matches & flickin' ashes onto my dirt floor I don't know from where he came I don't care where he's been but I was lying in my darkness when he saved my skin I wish that I could let it be instead it's taken over me And I can't escape it now Oh Lonesome Rider, Oh Lonesome Rider Burning down that dusty road of Hwy 59 He's my only lonely outlaw who'd lay it on the line Well our love was just another faded memory until he came into my garden Yeah he came and rescued me I wish that I could just be free instead it's taken over me And I can't escape it now There's a strong wind whipping in the distant fire light One road to freedom I can see the pale moon rise *Dedicated to the Gotham City Riders of NYC. They were at every show I did in the Big Apple. Each one shared with me their passion for riding Harleys. Their words are woven into this song which is a tribute to them. Thanks boys. Guitarras and Castanuelas Vonne/Rodriguez En la distancia se pueden oir Lamentos de guitarra llorando su sufrir Siguiryas se bailan, hasta el fin La bella gitana el cantar es su vivir Choque de mano, choque de palillos Con la fuerza de pasion es su destino El compas de la guitarra con sus manos esculpidas Anda castanuelas heridas OLE! La juega sagrada por dias duraria Poemas de Lorca cante jondo asi La bella gitana el cantar es su vivir Con las castanuelas heridas hasta morir *Dedicated to Alejandro Escovedo w/ whom I've had the pleasure of dueling guitars and castanets! Long Season Vonne/ LaRoche It's been a long season it's been a long ride But you plead treason with all of your lies You've been selling me dreams that never ring true Can't afford patience I'm running out of time True desperation I'm losing my mind You've been playing these games well I can play too But you walked out without a sound and let me wander Alnoe in the crowd I knew when you said it you wouldn't let me go But you didn't mean it your heart didn't show Baby what went wrong let's make it right My head's all hazy and I'm feeling like a fool But love's never easy did black turn to blue Baby what went wrong don't shoot out the lights Can't avoid the rain storm's coming down don't let me wander Alone in the crowd *Relationships need I say more? Fiesta Sangria Vonne/Reina Tenemos que vivir y amar en harmonia cuando tu vida esta llena de temor y angustia canta la cancion del lobo de la luna y el rio Fiesta, Fiesta Sangria Andaluz! Debemos tartar de olvidar las penas negras no vale la pena esta vida si la desperdicias aprovecha las cositas buenas y salud a la manzanilla Fiesta , Fiesta Sangria Andaluz! Cuando el camino te lleva a un laberinto y te sientes perdido cada dia y cada momento sigue bebiendo la vida y no sientas esta humana sequia Fiesta, Fiesta Sangria! Andaluz! olvida tus problemas, todos tienen soluciones! *The Spaniards are a life embracing people. In Sevilla, on Wednesday nights in my favorite cantina, there were 'Fiesta Sangria' parties. It was an invitation to celebrate friendship and life. Blood on the Tracks Vonne/LaRoche Give me one more day I'll be walking in the sun Finally had to leave that world behind We ain't ever going back we ain't ever going back Well they talk about our wicked lives Whispered that we never should have come here Caught us in a trap gonna tear us down at last I hold you close dear Hear me when I say I can't spend another night hangin' on the edge of that line we ain't ever going back we ain't ever going back our hearts have been scarred there's blood on the tracks time after time we keep hoping just to find our fields of gold here put your hand in mine honey cross that borderline our of a dark year *This song is about survival, resolve, & redemption Sax Maniac Vonne/LaRoche He's a sax maniac with a devils eye Hair slicked ba ck and head cocked high He can rattle and play any club in town & revel and level it to the ground Running down the streets in a a Hitchcock haze running for cover thru the alley ways The junkyeard dogs are howling tonight rippin' and rockin' round the factory lights oh bee bop baby gonna blow your top hey oh hey o gonna rip it rock it rattle & hide bee bop baby gonna blow your top better keep running down at the diner where the records spins feel the third degree w/ a 5th of gin the hotrod cars are revving up tonight big rockin' daddy's gonna start a fight gotta meet Jimmy at the 5 & dime with a soda pop grin and a rhubarb pie cool cat cryin' on the microphone to the sound of a dirty saxaphone *The first live show I ever saw in my hometown of San Antonio was Johnny Reno and the Sax Maniacs. I was too young to get into the club so I did what any determined fan would do. I took my dad along with me! Traeme Paz (Patricia Vonne/Israel Rodriguez) (from the motion picture "Once Upon a Time in Mexico") No quemaras mi corazon No me desangres ladron Porque no hay nada en este mundo o mas pr0fundo que el amor noche tras noche yo lloro y tantos dias pasaron como el cielo encendido ay mi querido te espero no me traigas tu pesar no quiero atravesar porque amor es la verdad y canto la realidad Cuando quieres regresar a mi tierra de lagrimas como la rosa encendida Ay mi querido Traeme paz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Won't Fade Away (Patricia Vonne) I get the feeling that the end is near by your cold kiss and the lingering fear of just the thought of losing you but your heart is empty and mine is full I’m feeling useless I feel estranged I want to save you, save you from the change you gotta take it baby day by day don’t wanna stand and watch you dig your own grave oh I want to believe that you’re in love with me but if you leave I won’t stand in your way cuz my love won’t fade away chorus: Fade Away, baby don’t call it a day, baby don’t throw us away for my love won’t fade away Don’t you remember baby, don’t you even care the love we built together my love was always there You chose to walk straight through the crossfire you chose to walk it alone yeah it killed the pain but it killed your desire and now you lie on your bed of stone oh I want to make you see that you belong to me but if you leave I won’t stand in your way cuz my love won’t fade away ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shine a Light (Patricia Vonne/ David Garza) You’re the one in a million you’re the one life to live You’re the heart beating thunder and your spirit’s wearing thin The tide pulls me under the flood swallows me whole can we stay above the water chorus: Shine a light on me Shine your light on me the truth is hard to see so shine your light on me You’re the devil on my shoulder you’re the writing on the wall you’re the fight that’s never over nothing left to do but crawl And your memories all that smolder When you haunt me noon and night Will you wake me when it’s over? chorus: Shine a light on me Shine your light on me the truth is hard to see so shine your light on me but don’t get too close with your sweet stuff reminds me of the hell of love ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dance in the Circle (Patricia Vonne/Robert LaRoche) Black eagle speak 500 nations weep they tore your world apart with a cold clear rifle round oh spirit rise, heal our wounded soul protect the life we know as we dance on hallowed ground ~ dance in the circle ~ With guns they came to ravage and to fight Lord, hear the battle cry of our sons and daughters red rivers flow across the spirit land united we will stand hear the children cry out loud ~ dance in the circle ~ Land of the free behold our destiny our blood is of the earth now the sky is crying oh spirit rise, set our souls free don’t deny our liberty as we dance on hallowed ground ~ dance in the circle ~ (dedicated to the Native Americans...inspired by Leonard Peltier) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOLEDAD (Patricia Vonne/Robert LaRoche) Ay, mi vida no es la vida te fuiste sin despedida y aparte de ti no existo mas tu eres mi vida cuando me mirabas en el fondo de mi alma ahora siento la inmensa soledad como una dura almadana coro: Soledad nunca te olvido que te he querido deseo lo mejor a ti adios, adios. tu eres mi vida el sol y la luna y hasta la madrugada despierto pero tu no existes mas existes solo en mis lagrimas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MUDPIES and GASOLINE (Patricia Vonne/Robert LaRoche) Mama told you not to play by the fire and now you’ve gone and wrapped yourself in barbed wire everytime I see a red light you say go sun’s burnin’ on a hot summer day I’m in a hurry honey clear the way Daddy still ain’t home and the baby’s cryin’ chorus: Mama’s cookin’ up the rice and beans while we’re makin’ mudpies with gasoline We’re on a hellride! we’re on a hellride! oh yeah! An honest man with a lack of greed workin’ night and day 10 mouths to feed Mama’s all alone and the chicken’s fryin’ sun’s burnin’ on a hot summer day I’m in a hurry honey clear the way Daddy still ain’t home and the baby’s cryin’ chorus:~~~~~~ Jumpin’ fences losin’ your senses this ain’t your first rodeo Like a hellcat causin’ every train wreck Johnny better run, better run for sure!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DEVOTION (Patricia Vonne) You want to swear your loves devotion you want to light the fire in my eyes Our hearts are raging like the ocean as our emotions running high Our love was driven by the thunder and like a hunger leads me back to you Everytime I feel your passion I could not imagine living without you chorus: ~~~~~~~~ wrap your angel eyes around me your arms are sweet as shelter from the rain through every storm we try to run free like horses in a hurricane so many times our faith has withered so many promises we just can’t make when we cross that frozen river time will only trigger the ice is gonna break Chorus: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Love is the reason we keep it together and love is the reason we’re still around love is the reason let’s keep it together don’t give me a reason to run So now we’re standing at the crossroads staring down both roads that seem to never end why can’t we ever go the distance why can’t we ever make amends you wanna swear your love’s devotion you wanna light the fire in my eyes our hearts are raging like the ocean tangled by emotions burning deep inside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BANDOLERA (Patricia Vonne/ Robert LaRoche) Viva Bandolera! arriba duena, arriba duena alza la bandera la vaquera, la vaquera! Era la mexicana buscando su corazon Diego de la Chapa cautivado en perdicion Vinieron pistoleros su amor lo prendieron por eso se vengara su amado El Alacran Defiende con fiereza Bandolera hasta el fin con talisman en su mano sin pistolas que hagan sufrir Ay, rinches cobardes sin honra ni compasion con pistolas y las dagas se matan sin razon Cruz en la montana desea la libertad cubierta de las flores de sangre y lagrimas Ay, rinches cobardes sin honra ni compasion con pistolas y las dagas se matan sin razon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Can You Hear Me (Patricia Vonne) Can you hear me calling out your name since your love has gone my roof can’t hold your rain why should our love have to end this way you can’t tell me there’s nothing left to say Chorus: Can you hear what I’m saying can you hear me at all because I feel the pressure weighing I feel I’m talking to a wall you’ve always had trouble saying that your sweet love is true baby hear what I’m saying It’s killing me it’s killing you I won’t apologize for loving you I might as well apologize for living too for all those times that you’ve walked out my door you never fail to leave me wanting more baby all our friends are saying that true opposites attract and baby you’re the man I married what do you have to say to that you say it’s your way or the highway and that I best make up my mind baby hear what i’m saying I’m getting off this hopeless ride ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORNING AFTER (Patricia Vonne/ Robert LaRoche) Sunday morning night is dawning over the mountains through the clouds I’ve been waiting my heart’s breaking I was lost but now I’m found chorus: If you lead me to the water will you save me if I drown will we see the morning after will our tears melt the ground Lord and Savior dressed in velvet are you my angel whose eyes I trust I’ve had wishes melt and crumble and I’ve seen true eyes turn to rust chorus:~~~~~~ Run through the fire, run through the trees would you run through the desert just to be with me run across the river swept to the sea or will you try and bury me Chorus:~~~~~~~~~ night is dawning cold moon rising phantoms blowing in the wind Well I’m still standing and I’m still waiting as I slowly shed my skin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ El Cruzado (Patricia Vonne/ Robert LaRoche) Last night I saw you again out of the corner of my eye young an reckless my friend tell me what’s keeping you alive 5 years gone by in misery without a clue if you’re alive or history somehow I knew that you’d come back for me Chorus: He’ll be waiting for me down in Mexico 5 miles to the border, yeah.... I know where I’m going where my love will flow 5 miles to the border, El Cruzado He blazed across the Rio Grande left me his gun and indian stones I held his cross inside my hands and I prayed till the red sun rose there’s just one more that I can bare just to feel your sweet lips kiss my hair I swear I still can feel you standing there chorus: He’ll be waiting for me down in Mexico 5 miles to the border , yeah... I know where I’m going where my blood will flow 5 miles to the border, El Cruzado We’ll be dancing on the moon he’ll be coming home, coming home soon Last night I saw you again out of the corner of my eye are you a ghost from the dead are you the love of my life black fever clouds are rolling in and I will run till I’m soaked to the skin and now my heart is wearing thin but I’m not giving in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Severina (Patricia Vonne/Robert Rodriguez) No hay razon por besos Quiero ese cielo rincon Severina Corazon Ay, vida mia eres mi dulce inspiracion Severina Corazon ay, sin razon madre, llena de vida del amor, canta divina la reina, de castilla por las calles de Sevilla gitana bailarina, la pasion, la alegria estrellas escondidas en el cielo maravilla *(dedicated to Severina Rodriguez) (1912-2002) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dead Eyes Shine (Patricia Vonne/ Robert LaRoche) Stay with me spirit lay beside me now the evil that we’re facing burns us to the ground unholy darkness how can I begin answer to our maker a life that’s filled with sin who will quench the fires that rage beneath my sheets haunt me when I’ve waken taunt me when i sleep a lover’s whisper pierce the hollow night while vampires wait to taste their warm delight chorus: black gates have opened ground is falling through How long will it take to save myself from you Lord, I’ve been searching to find the strength within my love that once surround me has turned to skeleton grey disilusion plague my weary mind oh spirit won’t you bring back life where dead eyes shine life where dead eyes shine spirit won’t you bring back life where dead eyes shine I’m the one who wants you I’m the one who cares Don’t leave me in this darkness baby all alone to bear haunt me when I’ve waken taunt me in the night oh spirit won’t you bring back life where dead eyes shine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~