Border Town

BORDER TOWN

Border towns are dangerous
you can risk your life just ordering a beer
got to watch your back while you look straight ahead
make sure that you avoid those eyes that stare

these border towns will raise your pulse
get the blood pumping through your veins
you’ll find trouble in or out of the law
there’s much to lose and little that you can gain
much to lose and little that you can gain

these border towns have women in heels
they’ll tempt you into doorways with their smile
but they can gut you like a trout, eat your heart out
Throw your bones in a dirty pile

It’s impossible to tell good from bad
It all blurs in a melted ball of wax
you might get stabbed for your watch or your belt
by a gang or a makeshift pack
by a gang or a makeshift pack

I’m going down to a border town
feel like taking my life in my hands
have myself something of an adventure
in a good place to make my last stand
a good place to make my last stand

I’m going down to a border town
maybe El Paso or Juarez
feel like ignoring all good advice
I don’t care what anybody says
I don’t care what anybody says

these border towns are rich in history
each one has it’s own code
you better learn to speak the language
If you want to get along and grow old

I’m leaving now for any border town
where life and death are lived in the raw
where the stakes are low and the game is rough
and reality is too thick to ignore
reality is too thick to ignore