Lyrics New Life In Old Mexico - Robert Earl Keen
I
crossed
the
Mississippi,
Turned
south
at
San
Antone
A
bowie
knife,
a
woolen
coat,
A
grip
bag
on
my
arm
It's
all
somebody
needs
to
make
it
through
the
land
Walk
the
night,
travel
light,
cross
the
Rio
Grande
Someone
strums
a
mandolin,
soft
gulf
breezes
blow
My
new
life
is
waiting
in
old
Mexico
I
was
once
a
married
man
livin'
peacefully
Hard
to
say
exactly
when
the
devil
blinded
me
But
there
was
some
confusion
when
my
sweet
Wife
left
this
world
Darker
times,
drunken
crimes,
A
dead
young
working
girl
Left
a
jailer
there
in
Caroline,
Watching
me
from
down
below
My
new
life
is
waiting
in
old
Mexico
Livin'
in
the
shadows
Runnin'
from
my
fame
Blowin'
where
the
wind
blows
Where
no
one
knows
my
name
In
the
El
Vaquero
Bar
in
the
town
of
Eagle
Pass
Moments
from
my
freedom
warm
whiskey
in
my
glass
Some
boracho
took
me
for
the
man
who
stole
his
wife
He
went
for
his
forty-four
as
I
reached
for
my
knife
He
never
fired
a
second
shot
he
was
just
too
slow
My
new
life
is
waiting
in
old
Mexico
I
hear
of
hidden
harbors
south
of
Mazatlan
Where
cool
spring
mountain
waters
Meet
the
warm
Pacific
sun
I
pray
the
miles
I've
traveled
and
all
the
sins
I
bear
Burn
away
like
mornin'
fog
and
vanish
in
the
air
Miles
beyond
the
border
now,
but
many
miles
to
go
My
new
life
is
waiting
in
old
Mexico
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