Ballad of Old Mexico Lyrics

I head out for old Mexico, because I ain�t got no where else to go
I�m beat up and broke down and tired of life, but I keep on ridin� in spite of my strife
In a little cantina down by Monterrey vaqueros drink and mariachis play
And tequila keeps coming to keep my old memories down

I see her lookin� over my way, as we dance together she tells me her name
�Esperanza� she whispers and it�s then that I know she�s stolen my heart with no intent to let go
I�m feelin� better than I have in a while but there�s still pain down beneath this smile
And tequila keeps comin� to keep my old memories down

The days go by and our love is well, but there�s a passion that burns in her eyes I can tell
She says she must go away for a while, so off to the little cantina I ride
I ain�t been there long when I hear from a friend, he�s seen Esperanza outside with a man
And tequila keeps comin� to keep me from hurtin� again

I walk outside and there they both stand, the stranger turns �round to see my gun in my hand
He ducks away but my bullet has gone straight for Esperanza, I can only look on
Her eyes lock with mine as I rush to her side, I fall to my knees on the street and I cry
And tequila keeps comin� to keep all this pain off my mind

Been ridin� for days but I can�t stop now, Federales behind me will catch me somehow
Fear�s taken over, I only ride on to think of the days before my hope was gone
I only ride on to think of the days before my hope was gone
And tequila keeps comin� to keep my old memories down
And tequila keeps comin� to keep my old memories down