Muchas Veces

[Verse 1]

Went to the five and dime

Bought myself a copy of Time

And on the cover was a woman that I knew

When I was excavating in the mountains of Peru

Caught a plane to L.I.A

Didn't know what I would say

Maybe she would like me, I had lost a lot of weight

Since she had last seen me in 1988

[Verse 2]

Went to a local bar

Ordered a cerveza

Asked a man about the woman on the cover

Dijo, "Claro que si, es el presidente's daughter."

Asked him where she might be

"You did not hear this from me

The girl is a terrorista

En las montanas a Chuquibambilla."

Took a bus through mountains

Oh, my head was pounding

Gotta stay strong and carry on

Gotta stay strong, it won't be long

Arrived in the villa

Surrounded by guerrillas

Then my girl took me in her arms

[Verse 3]

She said, "How you been?

Oh, but I'll see you again."

I woke up in a coffin underneath

An altar to the east of Machu Picchu

Crawled from the royal tomb

The sun was bright, it burned my eyes

I knew that she was gone

So I went

[Chorus 1]

Down to the riverside

And I cried

Down to the riverside

I cried

I went down to the riverside

I went down and I cried

I went down to the riverside

I went down and I cried

[Chorus 2]

Muchas veces, I don't know if I'm coming or I'm going

Muchas veces, I'm at a loss as what to do

Muchas veces, I don't know if I'm coming or I'm going

Muchas veces, I'm at a loss as what to do

[Chorus 1]

I went down to the riverside

And I cried

Down to the riverside

I cried

[Guitar Solo]

[Trombone Solo]

[Verse 4]

My friend said, "She's nothing but pain."

I said, "I still love her the same

All she needs is a little bit of love and

I'm sure I can make her change some."

"What about that girl in Zaire

That you met while a volunteer?

She got quite the education and

Quite the pair of legs on her."

"Oh, she married an Englishman

A correspondent for CNN

She thought he was rather handsome

In a UN blue flak jacket

Oh, I see where you're coming from

But for me, there is no other one

I must be on my merry way."

[Verse 5]

Went to the five and dime

Bought myself a copy of Time

And on the cover was a woman that I knew

Claiming she was a kahuna on Oahu

Caught a plane to H.I.A

The sun was bright, it burned my eyes

I knew that she was near 'cause I felt

[Chorus 3]

Shivers on my spine

I felt fine

Shivers on my spine