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The rains never came I saw my land die |
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Maria was sleeping when I kissed her goodbye |
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I couldn't stand the sound of my children cryin' no more |
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You get hungry you get mad |
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A man without hope is a man that turns bad |
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I'll try my luck in Texas adios Mexico |
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Wipe away your tears Maria |
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There's a better life for us somewhere |
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Let me see you smile Maria |
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Close your eyes we're on our way there |
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My country was a great one once upon a time |
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I wish I lived when you didn't need borderlines |
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Somebody came and took the heart of my people away |
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Now I ain't worried baby come hear what I say |
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My people gonna rise again fightin' someday |
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I'll be there to see it I'll be there to welcome them home |
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Wipe away your tears Maria |
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There's a better life for us somewhere |
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Let me see you smile Maria |
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Close your eyes we're on our way there |
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I saw Texas she looked so fine |
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I met some other people same story as mine |
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Laughin' and drinkin' waitin' for the sun to go down |
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We had life in our eyes as we crossed the border line |
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Shot six good men without tellin' them why |
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How could anybody steal the only thing a man has left |
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Wipe away your tears Maria |
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There's a better life for us somewhere |
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Let me see you smile Maria |
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Close your eyes we're on our way there |
