Huellas   Ximena Sariñana   Amarte Duele.mp3

Las huellas - Ximena Sariñana

Natalia Lafourcade f León Larregui - 'Amarte Duele'

CUENTO | Ximena Sariñana

Intro
I grew up on stories
warm as cornbread
Of war and love and the life 
they led
Cordell in a foxhole, middle of the night
his red-haired girl back home who held on tight

Verse 1
He came home in a rolling chair
From war torn Aleutian island air
Eva was a nurse with steady hands
Cordell and Eva 
both had real big plans

Her daddy said “are you sure?” 
that boy can’t walk or stand”
She said, “I love him with all my heart and we’ll do the best we can

They married quick 
under that Kentucky moon
Settled on that bluegrass soil, and made a home real soon

Chorus
Cordell was Cordell, 
before and after all
Didn’t matter if he stood or fell 
or if he had to crawl
She loved him before the war, 
and she loved him still
No chair could ever change her heart, 
her daddy couldn’t change her will
Cordell was Cordell
She’d always be his girl, come fire, wind, flood rain or hail
she gave her love the best she had
Cordell was Cordell

Verse 2
Ten kids came through that farmhouse door
Six boys, 
and four girls
They raised them up sure as rain sent them off into the world

Eva helped him walk the line 
post to post and bit by bit
she’d always be his biggest love
Even when she pitched the biggest fit

They raised tall tobacco, 
In summer they chased the rain
They taught us to love our neighbor 
And when we fell, they nursed our pain

When I came back home broken at the age of fifteen
Pawpaw said “ Girl you’re welcome here, 
its where you’re meant to be”

Chorus
Cordell was Cordell, 
he was strong but he was kind
He gave us all hope and help, 
He left no one behind
He couldn’t run, he could barely stand 
but he took the lead
With quiet faith, 
a loving heart and 
a simple creed

Bridge
When Vietnam came around
They came for 3 of his sons
“Just make it back to us, my boys
And let me tell you this, 
Them guns ain’t meant for playing war, if you shoot don’t miss”
Cordell was Cordell
A man who kept his word
In rain or shine, in love and war
He knew what was worth fightin’ for
Cordell was Cordell

His boys made it back alright,
Two tours and in one piece 
Still fighting demons in the night
They never found much peace

A man always keeps his word mumbled old Cordell
And when his sons woke up that day they had a 68’Chevelle

Cordell was Cordell
Overalls and red winged boots 
Before bed he’d drink wild turkey
And granny didn’t give a hoot 
Eva said, “I knew what I signed up for 
and that’s alright by me”
Cordell was Cordell  
and he was all I’d ever need.”

Final Verse
My pawpaw called me “gal”
I can still hear him say it now
His hands were rough, but loving and they always taught us how

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