MY EL PASO song lyrics
by Joel Sattler

there's a place where Mexico begins
where Texas has an end
the Rio Grande bends
and bends and bends and bends

there's valley in the Texan west
where blackbirds come to nest
and when I die lay me to rest
in the place I love the best

my El Paso
my El Paso
city of my dreams
my El Paso
my El Paso
where nothing's what it seems

the ghosts of the old Mescoleros
hiding in the hills
the Manso, Suma, and Jumano
guess they always will

Don Juan Oñate gave thanksgiving
1598
Cabeza de Vaca passed through too
but didn't have time to wait

the Texas Revolution came
in 1836
and took El Paso by the hand
made of adobe bricks

but when the railroads came at last
in 1881
the peaceful village of the past
became one ruled by guns

the Texas Rangers put it down
and made the city their's
under the sun we grew the town
and gave it to our heirs

my El Paso
my El Paso
city of my dreams
my El Paso
my El Paso
where nothing's what it seems

so when you're lost their in the rain
perhaps at Eastertime
remember what is her true name
and somehow you will find

that my El Paso is as strong
as any liquor red
and you will not stay sober long
as you can keep your head

my El Paso
my El Paso
city of my dreams
my El Paso
my El Paso
where nothing's what it seems

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