True Believer: The Best of Alejandro Escovedo

Ladies and gentlemen
Yes, sir
Let's do it
Yes, sir

Yo, on and on and my nuts, I'm palming
Take two of these and call me in the morning
You should see the way the chain heart is a charmin'
Flying like a bird like Nelly Furtado

Shit, pop ya bottles, toast and scream, ?Cheers!?
Getcha two step ?'cause it's the record of the year
Nigga that brought you ice creams, 2 for a pair
Officially announcing this is warfare

?'cause back in the day my clouds was gray
And it seemed like my angels couldn't blow them away
But then I sold my first verse and copped that NSX
But I was still ridin' in them thin ass jets, but now

Man, my business so clear out the window of the Lear
And I'm talking on my celly, all this shit that you should hear
Listen clearly now
Hello, can you hear me now?

Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that

Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that

So, drop ya purse and grab ya hips
And act like ya tryin' to get this money right quick
So can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that

On and on and this beat is zoning
I control they mind from straight over the phone and
Let 'em explore the words something like a tourist
And never get addicted unless the heady wop is serious

From Louisville to Jimmy Choos, he's real
She knows the time, she sees the Richard Mille
Flat double skeletal tour billion
It's just like her body move, it turns her on

She like the way my hands use her body for hand warmers
And all our car doors go up like transformers
See I can do it this away, I can do it that away
From the crib in Virginia to that new Miami getaway

So cool it like new edition unless you hot as you say
I'll get it, okay, let it boil away
But please run along, ?'cause ladies is feelin' wrong
And I got some right for 'em right after this song
My name is Skateboard P

Ladies and gentlemen

Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that

Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that

So, drop ya purse and grab ya hips
And act like ya tryin' to get this money right quick
So can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that

On and on and the temperature's warming
I spit heat flashes, niggas get nauseous
Bright as a bitch, so analyze with caution
When the light hit the ice bet a 100 that you vomit

Should I mention the fact the transition is the track?
New incision to the vision just to get me where I'm at
Lil' Skateboard he too grown
Riding up and down Collins in that new two-tone

It's so cold you don't wanna feel the chill of it
(Uh!)
Just stand back and just look at the grill of it
(Uh!)

I don't smoke but I bet the sensamill of it
It totally intensifies the vivid ass appeal of it

You can be jealous and grit ya teeth
But all these little niggas got something in reach
So, you want heat? These niggas can front heat
While on my boat party trying to sun seek
My name is Skateboard P

Ladies and gentlemen

Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that

Can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that

So, drop ya purse and grab ya hips
And act like ya tryin' to get this money right quick
So can I have it like that?
You got it like that
Can I have it like that?
You got it like that

Outside the gate there lived a man
A man with a forgotten name
Who tried to feel most everything
But where he ended up was wrapped in shame
It's how you shape the day to day
Not what you hide behind
We are born with this sin he said
And with this sin we must surely die

And we don't see him anymore
He's lost his way now that's for sure

She doesn't recognize him
But she knew him very well
The tattered suit, the leather boots
The ringing of the bells
She said, "It's what you give"
And what you take and what you leave behind
That marks the measure of your life
She said she knew him very well

There was a man who lived outside the gate
And guilty was his name
He tried to love most everything
But where he ended up was wrapped in shame
It's who he loved and what he took
And who he left behind
That marked the measure of his life
You know that Guilty was his name

The sky is black, billy feels bad
Today he thinks that he'd be better off dead
He hears the pain roaring in his head
He'll close his eyes and the world turns red

Her name was hope her hair was blacker than the sky
She had a smile that made the devil cry
She held is hands, looked him in the eye
She said "believe, believe and everything will be fine."

Everything will be all right

Today's the day, you can bet on that
I heard her close the door, she ain't looking back
A twist of fate or a stroke of luck
Well, the answer's over there beyond the wishing well

Everything will be all right

Take the fire in your hands
And place it at her feet
Walk upon the mountain
Then you'll sail across the sea
Her eyes are taken from the stars above,

Her voice is five hearts breaking
Her voice is five hearts breaking
Her voice is five hearts breaking

The skies are fire and he's waiting to die
And his heart's as empty as a dead man's eyes
She held his hands, looked him in the eye
She said "believe, believe and everything will be fine."

Everything will be all right
Everything will be all right
Everything will be all right

Wave goodbye
Everybody waves goodbye
Climb aboard the train
Turn and wave goodbye again

Some go north, some go south
Maybe east, some left out
Some are rich, some are poor
But everybody's got to wave

Wave goodbye
We're headed for the other side
The sun shines brighter there
And everyone's got golden hair.

They went north, they went south
Maybe east, some left out
Some are rich, some are poor
Someone blessed somewhat more

Because I'm sick
We're gonna find the ones that left
A boy climbs aboard the train
Never to wave bye again

They went north, they went south
Maybe east, some left out
Some are rich, some are poor
But everybody's got to wave

Don't you cry
We made it to the other side
The sun's not brighter here
It only shines on golden hair

I went north, I went south
Maybe east, some left out
Some are rich, some are poor
But everybody's got to wave

There's a notion between us, my love
A notion of powder and dust
Somehow I was blind but now I can see

As you walk through this world Rosalie
Every step is one closer to me
As love we will find, what the others can't see
Your letters in mind, I love you Rosalie

Let the world spin you closer to me
Take a chance on us Rosalie
As love we begun to find a world that is free

I want to dance with you Rosalie
I want to dance with you Rosalie
To the new years' just time
To bring you closer to me
The whispers are mine, te amo Rosalie

May 17, 1952
Dear Rosie
The happiest Sunday of my life Rosalie
Spending a nice, quiet day with you at home alone

December 26, 1952
Dear Joe
My darling, I'm so in love with you
I guess you know you left me speechless when you broke the news
Everything went round and round

How I wish days like those 12 would last forever

Ma and Pa aren't too happy about it
But it's harder on them, for I'll be leaving

I hope that soon, my darling
God will make all our dreams come true

I've started to take a long, hard look at all my surroundings
And at all the people I'm so crazy about
It's going to be harder than I thought leaving all this behind

I love you, can't stand being away from you
I love you

Now remember, darling
I've been here all my life
But with my Joe at my side
I won't be able to complain

So never take our love, Rosalie
You'll never break this love, Rosalie
To the new year's just time
That's brought you closer to me
The whispers are mine, te amo, Rosalie

Your letters are mine
I love you Rosalie
I love you Rosalie
I love you Rosalie
I love you Rosalie