George Strait - Seashores Of Old Mexico

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i left , out of tucson , with no destination in mind .
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i was runnin’ from trouble and the jail – term the judge had in mind .
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and the border meant freedom , a new life , romance ,
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and that’s why i thought i should go ,
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and start my life over on the seashores of old mexico .

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my first night in juarez , lost all the money i had .
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one bad senorita made use of one innocent lad .
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but i must keep on runnin’; it’s too late to turn back :
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i’m wanted in tucson , i’m told .
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yeah , an’ things’ll blow over on the seashores of old mexico .

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two mexican farmers en route to a town i can’t say ,
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let me ride on the back of a flatbed half – loaded with hay .
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down through durango , palima , palmira ,
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then in the manzanio ,
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where i slept in the sunshine on the seashores of old mexico .

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after one long siesta , i came wide awake in the night .
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i was startled by someone who shadowed the pale moonlight .
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my new – found companion , one young senorita ,
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who offered a broken hello ,
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to the gringo she found on the seashores of old mexico .

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she spoke of sonora and swore that she’d never return ,
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for her mexican husband , she really had no great concern .
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’cause she loved the gringo , my red hair and lingo :
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that’s all i needed to know .
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yeah , i found what i needed on the seashores of old mexico .

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yeah , she loved the gringo , my red hair and lingo :
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that’s all i needed to know , ha , ha .
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yeah , i found what i needed on the seashores of old mexico .

instrumental fade .

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