Lyrics to
Laredo Tornado

This version of Laredo Tornado was released by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) in 1974.

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Summer days, where did you go,
You’ve let me down so bad,
Clouds fill the sky,
Gone is the dream
My happy hunting ground.
Wild buffalo played and I never saw a rainy day.
But it looks like summer days ain’t coming back.

March April May, June and July,
You took me for a fall.
Big chief he lie,
Cold wind blows cool, so cold to make you die.
Mountain breeze, ocean bay and I never saw a rainy day.
But it looks like them summer days ain’t comming back.

Laredo Tornado,
Adios amigos
What can you do, when your dream world is gone.
And your friends and lovers too.

West Winter Street under the ground,
The air that makes you choke,
Towers of concrete, helish go-round,
Were there when I awoke
City sky, pouring down with rain
That can never hope to ease the pain.
And it looks like summer days ain’t coming back.

Laredo Tornado
Adios amigos.
Laredo Tornado
Adios amigos.

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Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) has released many songs over the years besides Laredo Tornado. Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) released songs from 1971 to 2001 spanning across albums like No Answer, Electric Light Orchestra II, On The Third Day, Eldorado, Face The Music, A New World Record, Out Of The Blue, Discovery, Xanadu, Time, Secret Messages, Balance Of Power, and Zoom. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo).

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About Lyrics and Laredo Tornado by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo)

The lyrics to Laredo Tornado are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) used when the song was created in 1974. The lyrics to Laredo Tornado have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

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