Wednesday, April 12, 2017

San Luis


This is perhaps my most unpopular song lyric. Personally, I love it. It tells the true tale of a time I hitch hiked out of California, headed home to Texas.

Lost in San Luis

lost almost drunk in old san luis 
somehow i just can`t find the border 
i hitched i got stranded in the land of ease 
im walking and asking in english for the border 

one day i was leaving san diego 
with my thumb he drove with lightning speed 
we almost died in the high sierra 
that car lost its will and stalled in the heat near san luis 

he said i`ll pay we`ll play in mexico 
a stranger set us on the dusty street 
it was cerveza for me and my amigo 
he vanished in a manner not altogether discreet 

lost almost drunk in old san luis 
somehow i just can`t find the border 
i hitched i got stranded in the land of ease 
im walking and asking in english for the border 

men sit at ease on the wooden walk-way 
and one will point his finger to the north 
should i load the lettuce trucks or merely segue 
because i need to see my momma back home in fort worth 


lost almost drunk in old san luis 
somehow i just can`t find the border 
i hitched i got stranded in the land of ease 
im walking and asking in english for the border

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