Rio Grande is the border
Between this hard place and that promised land
Is the river of dreams, the river of hope
The river of death
And if your heart will be strong enough
Enough to keep you alive
You can turn up your fate, you can change your name
You can change your face
You've got holes in your shoes, sun burned eyes
Tears in your soul
You've got nothing to loose, nothing to win
And nothing to learn
You're so hungry and you're alone
Your kids are dying and you've got no home
You will cross that river, you will cross that border
Just to be a man
Oh madre querida, adios mi chiquita, adios mi amor
Forgive the man i tried to be but never was
Adios mi tierra, de mi corazon
Adios mi hermano, mi perdonar
Dejo mi casa, dejo mi alma,
No voy a volver
No money to bring, no tequila to drink
No story to tell
No number to call, no place to go
Just me and myself
But if my backs will be strong enough
Enough to bear any kind of work
I will be a slave, i will be a beast
Or i will be a man
Oh madre querida, adios mi chiquita, adios mi amor
Forgive the man i tried to be but never was
Adios mi tierra, de mi corazon
Adios mi hermano, mi perdonar
Dejo mi casa, dejo mi alma,
No voy a volver
Between this hard place and that promised land
Is the river of dreams, the river of hope
The river of death
And if your heart will be strong enough
Enough to keep you alive
You can turn up your fate, you can change your name
You can change your face
You've got holes in your shoes, sun burned eyes
Tears in your soul
You've got nothing to loose, nothing to win
And nothing to learn
You're so hungry and you're alone
Your kids are dying and you've got no home
You will cross that river, you will cross that border
Just to be a man
Oh madre querida, adios mi chiquita, adios mi amor
Forgive the man i tried to be but never was
Adios mi tierra, de mi corazon
Adios mi hermano, mi perdonar
Dejo mi casa, dejo mi alma,
No voy a volver
No money to bring, no tequila to drink
No story to tell
No number to call, no place to go
Just me and myself
But if my backs will be strong enough
Enough to bear any kind of work
I will be a slave, i will be a beast
Or i will be a man
Oh madre querida, adios mi chiquita, adios mi amor
Forgive the man i tried to be but never was
Adios mi tierra, de mi corazon
Adios mi hermano, mi perdonar
Dejo mi casa, dejo mi alma,
No voy a volver
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