Matador

The gold ran dry in '54 so with a broken hand

He packed his bags and headed south across the Rio Grande

The town was mean and brutal for a gringo filled with strife

He was about to end it all when some thing changed his life

A bullfight in the street went bad the beast made to escape

And in a feat of danger with his jacket as a cape

He stared into the eyes of death and bought it to his knees

A cry went up from in the crowd at last he felt appeased

Then all the people were screaming

Having the time of their lives

Some said they thought they were dreaming

But he was right there before their eyes

He had the crowd they cheering right in the palms of his hands

With one or two of them leering

At what they never could comprehend

Matador heart of the brave

Suit of life never to save

Matador in for the kill

Statuesque he's standing still

El Toro charged he danced with death

And every place he's go

The reputation lead the way through all of Mexico

The Greatest of the Greats they said

One never to be missed

But all good things come to an end

And so it was with his

A moments hesitation and he felt the gore go deep

His life flashed in slow motion as the crowd begin to weep

The country was in mourning as they buried him that day

But memories live for ever like the ghost of him they say

The people said he's The Greatest

Look at his flair and his style

No one can stand in his foot steps

Or follow him by a mile

The crowd was in such a frenzy

He had the air of a saint

Control was part of the fever

Together with such restraint

Matador graced by The Lord

Cheating death plunging the sword

Matador here to annul

With respect praise for the bull

There was a sense of dramatic

That in the blink of an eye

It could turn into traumatic

Would he be alive or die

He was the man of the hour

And master of his domain

He was bestowed and empowered

He had the key to each city he reigned

Matador heart of the brave

Suit of life never to save

Matador in for the kill

Statuesque he's standing still

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