Capo on 3
Am G
I sent Maria North last summer said I?d follow over soon
F Am
I?m reminded of my promise ?neath a yellow desert moon
Am G
I can hear the crickets song again it?s time for me to go
F Am
Cross over the border get out of Mexico
By the bank I sac the darkness and watch the river rollin? past
I crouch down in the water hidden by the grass
And I wade that muddy river till I reach the other side
I scramble through the bushes and out into the night
Am G Am
And a foreign land is all that stands ?tween me and Maria
Am G Am
I cross the line with her in mind my only chance to see her
I rush silent through mesquite brush no thought of slowin? down
Movin? over the barbed wire fence I never made a sound
And I?d sent word to Maria where to meet me before dawn
I knew she would not fail me I prayed nothing would go wrong
So I inched across the fencelines and rushed across the roads
I was watching close for green and white INS Broncos
And at least I reached the crossroads before morning?s light
Soaked with sweat and torn by thorns Maria nowhere in sight
So I hid off in the brush paralyzed by fear
I searched my brain for answers why Maria was not here
And the sky turned gray as dawn approached still I saw no sign
Of Maria down that long highway I was runnin? out of time
Then a flicker down the pavement dropped me to the dust
With the rush of tires on asphalt I looked out through the brush
And my heart leapt to my throat the patrol Bronco passed
I met the eyes of sweet Maria cryin? through the glass
I stood and watched ?em disappear speedin? down the road
I walked out on the blacktop then turned my head to go
On the quiet early morning my heart heavy filled with pain
I crawled across the barbed wire headed back the way I came