Michael Johnson - One Mile Apart Lyrics

Lyrics One Mile Apart - Michael Johnson



My name is Mary Francis
And I live in El Paso
In a large house on Mt. Franklin,
I have quite a view
I can see the desert,
Pecan trees in the valley
Those little shacks in Juarez,
I can see them too
My name is Juan Contreras
And from my home in Juarez
I can see El Paso
And the houses of the rich
I leave my children sleeping
To earn a few centavo
Selling red pistachios
To the tourists on the bridge
Which side of the river,
Did someone flip a coin
It's sad enough to break a river's heart
How can there be so much distance between us
When our houses are one mile apart
My house is Spanish stucco,
I have a blue Jacuzzi
Four bedrooms and a fireplace,
A swimming pool with heat
My house is brown adobe,
I don't have running water
I don't have indoor plumbing,
Or pavement on my street
Which side of the river,
Did someone flip a coin
It's sad enough to break a river's heart
How can there be so much distance between us
When our houses are one mile apart
When our houses are one mile apart



Writer(s): Karen Taylor-good, Lisa Aschmann, Michael Johnson


Michael Johnson - Michael Johnson Live At The Bluebird Café
Album Michael Johnson Live At The Bluebird Café
date of release
12-09-2000




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