8. El Comedor - Tim O'Brien

El Comedor
Songwriters : Tim O’Brien and Jan Fabricius
No Bad Ham Music,Admin by Bluewater Music,ASCAP/BMI


I can see la Frontera from where I stand - in line at el Comedor
Just over that wall is the promised land - in line at el Comedor
It’s a long, long way from my home to here
I was driven by hope and by fear
I pray to the Madre to hold back my tears - in line at el Comedor

I hold you and feed you here in my arms - in line at el Comedor
If I can stay strong I’ll keep you from harm - in line at el Comedor
We walk and we wait, we run and we ride
In daytime we rest and we hide
Now Coyote tells me be ready tonight - in line at el Comedor

We arrived here so hungry just three days ago - in line at el Comedor
We stand with our brothers, we met on the road - in line at el Comedor
Sister Cecilia welcomes us in
She leads us in prayer to begin
If we don’t move tonight she’ll feed us again - in line at el Comedor

La gringa vieja is small as I am - in line at el Comedor
She draws out the trail on the palm of my hand - in line at el Comedor
She says that the new moon will help me to see
Marks places where water will be
She tells me her friends will watch for me - in line at el Comedor

I can see la Frontera from where I stand - in line at el Comedor
Just over that wall is the promised land - in line at el Comedor