Interpret:

Rob Halford

Album:

Made Of Metal

The gold ran dry in '54 so with a broken hand
 He packed his bags and headed south across the Rio Grande
 The town was mean and brutal for a gringo filled with strife
 He was about to end it all when some thing changed his life


 A bullfight in the street went bad the beast made to escape
 And in a feat of danger with his jacket as a cape
 He stared into the eyes of death and bought it to his knees
 A cry went up from in the crowd at last he felt appeased


 Then all the people were screaming
 Having the time of their lives
 Some said they thought they were dreaming
 But he was right there before their eyes


 He had the crowd they cheering right in the palms of his hands
 With one or two of them leering
 At what they never could comprehend


 Matador heart of the brave
 Suit of life never to save
 Matador in for the kill
 Statuesque he's standing still


 El Toro charged he danced with death
 And every place he's go
 The reputation lead the way through all of Mexico
 The Greatest of the Greats they said
 One never to be missed
 But all good things come to an end
 And so it was with his


 A moments hesitation and he felt the gore go deep
 His life flashed in slow motion as the crowd begin to weep
 The country was in mourning as they buried him that day
 But memories live for ever like the ghost of him they say


 The people said he's The Greatest
 Look at his flair and his style
 No one can stand in his foot steps
 Or follow him by a mile


 The crowd was in such a frenzy
 He had the air of a saint
 Control was part of the fever
 Together with such restraint


 Matador graced by The Lord
 Cheating death plunging the sword
 Matador here to annul
 With respect praise for the bull


 There was a sense of dramatic
 That in the blink of an eye
 It could turn into traumatic
 Would he be alive or die


 He was the man of the hour
 And master of his domain
 He was bestowed and empowered
 He had the key to each city he reigned


 Matador heart of the brave
 Suit of life never to save
 Matador in for the kill
 Statuesque he's standing still