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I threw a rose to the matador, not sure who I was cheering for
My aim was true, my heart was full, I loved the fighter and the bull
I loved like only a woman can, a very complicated man
I bound his wounds, I heard his cries, I gave him truth, I told him lies
His rage is made of many things: faithless women, wedding rings
Snakes and snails and alcohol, his daddyâs fist thrown through the wall
Ah but heâs beautiful when heâs in the ring, the devil howls, the angels sing
Sparks fly from his fingertips and words like birds fly from his lips
Some man is lyinâ in the dirt
Some womanâs crying that heâs hurt
But heâs not alive without the thrill
Without the dance, without the kill
The lights go down, the people roar
Theyâre cheering on the matador
And this is how the story goes
I knew it when I threw the rose
I come to each and every show; the woman in the second row
I watch them in their ancient dance and I know I never stood a chance
Cause while other demons prance and clown, itâs vanity that takes you down
I thought that I could be the one, but Iâm just another hanger-on
Some man is bleedinâ in the dirt
Some womanâs crying that sheâs hurt
But who are we without the thrill
Without the dance, without the kill
And he is bull and matador
And Iâm the mother and the whore
And this is how the story goes
I knew it when I threw the rose
I threw a rose to the matador, not sure who I was cheering for
My aim was true, my heart was full; I loved the fighter and the bull
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- The Essential Gretchen Peters
- Blackbirds
- Hello Cruel World
- Northern Lights
- Miscellaneous
- Trio Live
- One to the Heart, One to the Head (feat. Tom Russell)
- One to the Heart, One to the Head
- Blackbirds (Deluxe Version)
- The Essential
- Promo Only: Country Radio, March 2012
- Music City Roots: SongRoots
- FestivaLink presents Gretchen Peters at Kerrville Folk...
- First Ladies of Country
- Circus Girl - The Best of Gretchen Peters
- All-American Cowgirls
- Hello Cruel World - Single
- When All You Got Is a Hammer (Radio Edit)
- Burnt Toast and Offerings
- Burnt Toast & Offerings