About Mexico |
LyricsABOUT MEXICOMark Patterson © 2025 A Parisienne dancer from across the Atlantic She was the last of the hopeless romantics Found herself by the Mexican sea And by no small measure of providence That's where she fell in with me For one Yucatan summer we were thicker than thieves But the sun and mezcal had us both deceived Because sooner or later as the custom goes Somebody's gotta leave So don't ask me if she's still there The question is would she still care Just take me down to the old saloon I'll buy a round if you'll play a tune Just make sure it's something That'll light up the room Cause I don't need a song about Mexico To remind me of all of those years ago Don't they know That's where stories get started But that's no place to end It's not for the broken-hearted Or those of us on the mend All the legends who came to harm there Pancho and Cassady bought the farm there They still live in our memories But that's not where the story ends Oh no not for me So don't ask me if she's still there The question is would she still care Just take me down to the old saloon I'll buy a round if you'll play a tune Just make sure it's something That'll light up the room Cause I don't need a song about Mexico To remind me of all of those years ago Don't they know That's where stories get started But that's no place to end It's not for the broken-hearted Or those of us on the mend All the legends who came to harm there Pancho and Cassady bought the farm there They still live in our memories But that's not where the story ends Oh no not for me No that's not where the story ends Oh no not for me |
| Short Song Description: Country Rock song about a guy that doesn't want to hear more songs about Mexico, as they are painful reminders of a romance he once had there. |
| Long Song Description: "About Mexico" is a mid-tempo, contemporary Country track about everybody having a song about Mexico in their catalog, and a guy that's had enough of them. To him they just remind him of "the one who got away" after a steamy summer in Mexico. |
| Story Behind the Song: Ironically, "About Mexico" tells the story of a guy who fell in love in Mexico once and now can't stand to hear songs about Mexico as they take him back to that time, and the young French girl he lost there. |
| Lyric Credits: Mark Patterson |
| Music Credits: Mark Patterson |
| Producer Credits: Mark Patterson |
| Publisher Credits: Distinguishing Marks Music BMI |
| Performance Credits: |
| Label Credits: Distinguishing Marks Records LLC |
| Song Length: 4:02 |
| Primary Genre: Country-Rock |
| Secondary Genre: Country-Contemporary |
| Tempo / Feel: Medium (111 - 130) |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Subject Matter 1: Sorrow |
| Subject Matter 2: Regret |
| Mood 1: Sociable |
| Mood 2: Endearing |
| Similar Artist 2: Little Big Town |
| Language: English |
| Era: 2000 and later |