Crying In Spanish

from Victoryville by FAT OPIE

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Brings up polarizing views of illegal immigration in the US.
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CRYING IN SPANISH (by Scott Mickelson)

They say there was a mighty flood
And it's time to get right with God
And the blood running through my veins ain't clear
But if you listen you might hear someone, somewhere
Is crying in Spanish

I raise Great Danes in Iowa
And good help is hard to find
But as soon as they lock the front church door
And the crowd thins out you can be sure
Someone, somewhere is crying in Spanish

I fill my plate at the Great Valley Steakhouse
And the people who clear my plate I don't think much about
It's like working in the belly of the whale
But it's better than working in jail where
Someone, somewhere is crying in Spanish

And you wipe my baby's ass
And you weed my garden
And you clean my kitchen but I'll still let you go

They say there was an almighty flood
And it's time to get right with God
Perhaps the cover is better than the book
The more you read, the less you look
But someone, somewhere is crying In Spanish.

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from Victoryville, released February 15, 2013

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FAT OPIE San Francisco, California

Lead by singer Scott Mickelson, FAT OPIE continues to paint both musical and lyrical portraits of contemporary life as an American. Their critically acclaimed new CD “Victoryville” is their best work yet.

“It's American folk-Rock with a post punk edge, rustic but scarred.”- Alternative Press Magazine

“Thom Yorke and Jeff Tweedy had a baby and named it Mumford.”- New Times (San Luis Obispo) ... more

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