Bless me father, for I have sinned My last confession was . . . well . . . God knows when I'm a thief and liar and I use your name in vain But now I'm in some trouble that's hard to explain And I need your help and I pray that you'll consider Helpin' me over the border line, to that beautiful city 'cross the river
I got nothin' to hide, cause I can't fool you I've done some things that I shouldn't do I lost my faith time and time again Ran from my family and turned my back on my friends Until my world is just cold, dark and bitter But I could walk in sunshine in the beautiful city 'cross the river
I never had money, not enough anyway Never got a break, I struggled day to day Then I met this girl, down in Tennessee And for a few dollars she was real kind to me But, she wanted things that I couldn't give her But I'll be rich as any king in that beautiful city 'cross the river
Now I didn't hurt no one, I didn't fire a gun Just stole what I could and then I began to run Drove three long days, straight to El Paso With a bag full of cash and visions of Mexico Now, all I'm askin' is if you will deliver Me over the border line to that beautiful city 'cross the river