Lyrics

Bordertown Blues
Words and Music: Mark David Manders

I woke up with my head in my hands in a hotel facing the Rio Grande
I loved her but she took more from me than the last two or three before
But in a little cantina just the other side
I’ll find a room out back where I can hide
Slide over, Senorita, I paid my dues
Got to help me shake these bordertown blues
The road to the border is a long, hot ride and I took off with the devil by my side
It’s no use staying when your love’s gone wrong, when your woman’s out cheating it’s
the same old song
But in a little cantina just the other side
I’ll find a room out back where I can hide
Slide over, Senorita, I paid my dues
Got to help me shake these bordertown blues
She was a blonde-haired lady with big, brown eyes and she told me one too many lies
She’s probably out with him right now, but it don’t matter much anyhow
‘Cause in a little cantina just the other side
I’ll find a room out back where I can hide
Slide over, Senorita, I paid my dues
Got to help me shake these bordertown blues
Yeah, I’m gonna bring some American dollars
Invest them in a little foreign trade
Hell, I might move right across that border
Forgetting all the plans we made
It’s such a long way back to Lubbock
I’m not sure if I can take that chance
Maybe I’ll just hang out here in Old Mexico
Even if I have to pay for a sweet romance
I woke up with my head in my hands in a hotel facing the Rio Grande
I loved her but she took more from me than the last two or three before