La canción Seven Spanish Angels habla sobre un enfrentamiento final entre un proscrito y sus fuerzas opuestas, donde su amada intenta defenderlo, pero ambos terminan siendo llevados por los siete ángeles españoles. Ha sido ampliamente interpretada como una balada que retrata amor, sacrificio y la inevitabilidad del destino, volviéndose muy popular en las voces de Willie Nelson y Ray Charles.
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He looked down into her brown eyes and said Say a prayer for me
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She threw her arms around him whispered God will keep us free
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They could see the riders coming He said This is my last fight
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If they take me back to Texas They won't take me back alive Chorus: D
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They were praying for the lovers In the valley of the gun
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When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared There was thunder from the throne
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And seven Spanish angels Took another angel home Verse 2:
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She reached down and picked the gun up That lay smoking in his hand
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She said Father please forgive me I can't make it without my man
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And she knew the gun was empty And she knew she could not win
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But her final prayer was answered When the rifles fired again Chorus D
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They were praying for the lovers In the valley of the gun
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When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared There was thunder from the throne
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And seven Spanish angels Took another angel home Extra Verse written by Ed Kehler
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They came and found the lovers as they lay there side by side
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Their dreams had all been shattered they said she was his bride
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And they laid them by the Altar in the valley of the gun
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Now their final fight was over and their battle had been won Chorus: D
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They were praying for the lovers In the valley of the gun
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When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared There was thunder from the throne