Valerie (By Patti Scialfa)
Valerie
To The East And Factories Stand Like Fire Breathing Dragons Against The Sky.
And From Their Throats A Scarlet River Burns Itself Into Smoky Lullabies.
Over Neon And Fluorescent Skies.

VALERIE CAN YOU HEAR THOSE ENGINES DRONE.
I WANTED TO GO TO MEXICO BUT I'M STRANDED HERE ALONE.
AND ONCE I KNEW A TRUE LOVE IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE HE'S GONE.
AND IF I COULD GET THAT FEELING BACK I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING I OWN.

Sixteen Days Since I Left Corona And I Traveled To This Carnival Town Near Alberndeel.
And I Rode The Coaster There On The Fairground. Twisted Backbone Of A Beast That Never Heals. And I Left Some Skin On Fortunes Wheel.

VALERIE CAN YOU HEAR THOSE ENGINES DRONE.
I WANTED TO GO TO MEXICO BUT I'M STRANDED HERE ALONE.
AND ONCE I KNEW A TRUE LOVE IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE HE'S GONE.
AND IF I COULD GET THAT FEELING BACK I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING I OWN.

Everything's In Slow Motion Now In This Little Border Town.
I've Come So Close From So Far.
Just To Hide Behind These Windows Here From The World Outside.
I Watch Those Cars And Trucks Raise Trails Of Dust Down The Road As They Pass By.

VALERIE CAN YOU HEAR THOSE ENGINES DRONE.
I WANTED TO GO TO MEXICO BUT I'M STRANDED HERE ALONE.
AND ONCE I KNEW A TRUE LOVE IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE HE'S GONE.
AND IF I COULD GET THAT FEELING BACK I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING I OWN.