songs

Before I Leave Mexico
by Doug Moreland
Billy Applegate

Skirtin’ ‘round the edge of town
To keep from being seen
There’s men lookin’ for me
They won’t let it be
I won’t run from any man
But I’ve got a long way to go
I need to see Maria
Before I leave Mexico

    Before I leave Mexico
    I have to make amends
    I don’t care how many men
    Her daddy sends
    They say I killed her brothers
    An argument I cannot win
    I need to see Maria
    Before I see Texas again

Stayin’ in the shadows
Cast by the moonlight
If I can make it to her arms
I know I can make it right
I need to prove my innocence
I’ve heard that she knows
I need to talk to Maria
Before I leave Mexico

I step out of the shadows
Three feet from her back door
Feel the bullet pierce deep in my chest
I know it’s hell for sure
Choking on my last breath
I whisper soft and low
Tell Maria I didn’t kill her brothers
Before I leave this world

    Before I leave Mexico
    I had to make amends
    I didn’t care how many men
    Her daddy sent
    They say I killed her brothers
    An argument I did not win
    I needed to see Maria
    Before I’d see Texas again

I didn’t see Maria
And I’ll never see Texas again