My Ride's Here
I was staying at the Marriott
With Jesus and John Wayne
I was waiting for a chariot
They were waiting for a train
The sky was full of carrion
"I'll take the mazuma"
Said Jesus to Marion
"That's the 3:10 to Yuma
My ride's here..."
The Houston sky was changeless
We galloped through bluebonnets
I was wrestling with an angel
You were working on a sonnet
You said, "I believe the seraphim
Will gather up my pinto
And carry us away, Jim
Across the San Jacinto
My ride's here..."
Shelley and Keats were out in the street
And even Lord Byron was leaving for Greece
While back at the Hilton, last but not least
Milton was holding his sides
Saying, "You bravos had better be
ready to fight
Or we'll never get out of East Texas tonight
The trail is long and the river is wide
And my ride's here"
I was staying at the Westin
I was playing to a draw
When in walked Charlton Heston
With the Tablets of the Law
He said, "It's still the Greatest Story"
I said, "Man, I'd like to stay
But I'm bound for glory
I'm on my way
My ride's here..."
Mi transporte ha llegado
Estaba hospedado en el Marriott
Con Jesús y John Wayne
Esperaba un carro
Ellos esperaban un tren
El cielo estaba lleno de carroña
'Tomaré la plata'
Dijo Jesús a Marion
'Ese es el tren de las 3:10 a Yuma
Mi transporte ha llegado...'
El cielo de Houston no cambiaba
Galopamos entre flores azules
Yo luchaba con un ángel
Tú trabajabas en un soneto
Dijiste, 'Creo que los serafines
Recogerán mi pinto
Y nos llevarán, Jim
A través del San Jacinto
Mi transporte ha llegado...'
Shelley y Keats estaban en la calle
E incluso Lord Byron se iba a Grecia
Mientras en el Hilton, por último
Milton se sostenía los costados
Diciendo, 'Mejor estén listos
Para pelear
O nunca saldremos de East Texas esta noche
El camino es largo y el río es ancho
Y mi transporte ha llegado'
Estaba hospedado en el Westin
Estaba empatando
Cuando entró Charlton Heston
Con las Tablas de la Ley
Dijo, 'Todavía es la Mejor Historia'
Yo dije, 'Hombre, me gustaría quedarme
Pero estoy destinado a la gloria
Estoy en camino
Mi transporte ha llegado...'
Escrita por: Paul Muldoon / Warren Zevon