Cantina Carlotta
Borderline Passion: A Banker's Tale of Love and Liberation
Lyrics
Well I drove down to El Paso
Expressing the narrator's journey to El Paso.
On my business
Indicating the purpose of the trip was business-related.
Yeah I was just another executive
Highlighting the narrator's executive role in a bank.
Workin for the bank
Emphasizing the corporate nature of the narrator's work.
But when I 'crossed that border line
Signifying a change in priorities upon crossing the border.
I dropped my business
Abandoning business matters for a different experience.
And I wound up for three days
Revealing a three-day stay in the Juarez tank (jail).
In the Juarez tank
Providing context for the narrator's situation.
Chorus:
Introducing the chorus section.
Cantina Carlotta lady
Referring to a character named Cantina Carlotta.
After I met you
Connecting the narrator's life change with meeting Carlotta.
Well I knew that I was ready
Expressing the readiness to embark on a new chapter.
To start something new
Underlining the impact of meeting Cantina Carlotta.
So I dropped my Brook Brothers suit
Symbolizing a transformation by discarding a business suit.
And all my fancy painted ties
Further shedding corporate identity, including ties.
ahhhh Just for one night with Carlotta
Describing the sacrifice for a night with Carlotta.
and her painted eyeee ... yi ... yi's
Emphasizing Carlotta's painted eyes as a distinctive feature.
And when I got out of jail
Continuing the narrative after the narrator's jail experience.
I went lookin for Carlotta
Expressing the narrator's search for Cantina Carlotta.
Yeah I needed some more of that sweet
Desiring more of Carlotta's affection.
Affectionada
Referring to Carlotta in an affectionate manner.
But at the cantina they told me
Learning about Carlotta's absence, possibly to Guadalajara.
She's gone to Guadalajara
Indicating uncertainty about Carlotta's return.
And when I asked it she'd be back
Inquiring about Carlotta's potential comeback.
They just said ... d'nada
Receiving a nonchalant response, "d'nada" (nothing).
ChorusYeah one night with Carlotta
Repeating the chorus for emphasis.
Ahhh uno noches Carlotta
Adding a Spanish touch with "uno noches Carlotta."
And her painted eyeee...yi ... eeeeeeeee
Reiterating the allure of Carlotta's painted eyes.
yi yi yi yi yi
Introducing a playful and rhythmic vocalization.
yi yi,yi yi yi, etc.
Continuing the playful vocalization, possibly indicating joy.
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