The Border

Em G They met down in Brownsville in a little border dive D C She was just looking for someone to dance with he was just looking for a fight Em G They knew what they wanted but that's about all they knew D C They liked to be with each other just to see what the other would do G D They're walking on the border Em C Love that wild side G D They're walking on the border Em C Ain't they feeling fine The sun fell on Loretta asleep in the back of the van Jim smoked his Camel and stared across the Rio Grande He said “Hey wake up, Loretta, we've got some work to do” “Gotta see a friend of a friend down in Vera Cruz “ Back in Brownsville, Texas, a week on down the road They ran out of American money, ran out of Mexico They were kissing on the corner, ain't it good to be alive Then they crashed the door of the liquor store she handed him his forty-five