[Intro] [Verse 1] It got so hot last night I swear   You couldn’t hardly breathe Heat lightning burnt the sky like alcohol I sat on the porch without my shoes And I watched the cars roll by As the headlights raced To the corner of the kitchen wall [Chorus]   Mama dear Your boy is here   Far across the sea Waiting for That sacred core That burns inside of me And I feel a storm All wet and warm Not ten miles away Approaching My Mexican home [Interlude] [Verse 2] My God! I cried it’s so hot inside You could die in the living room Take the fan from the window Prop the door back with a broom The cuckoo clock has died of shock And the windows feel no pain The air’s as still As the throttle on a funeral train [Chorus]   Mama dear Your boy is here   Far across the sea Waiting for That sacred core That burns inside of me And I feel a storm All wet and warm Not ten miles away Approaching My Mexican home [Solo] [Verse 3] My father died on the porch outside On an August afternoon I sipped bourbon and cried With a friend by the light of the moon So its hurry! hurry! Step right up It’s a matter of life or death The sun is going down And the moon is just holding its breath [Chorus]   Mama dear Your boy is here   Far across the sea Waiting for That sacred core That burns inside of me And I feel a storm All wet and warm Not ten miles away Approaching My Mexican home Approaching My Mexican home Approaching My Mexican home [Outro]