Run For The Border Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Rodriguez
Run For The Border
Recorded by Johnny Rodriguez
Written by Max D. Barnes
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A hundred dollars over the border
A thousand miles out of my
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mind
Oh what was I thinking
Thinking I could drink all that Mexican
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wine
And who in the world is this woman
I've never seen her
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before
But I've got a feeling
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that she's got a husband
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Someone just kicked down the
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door
Better run for the
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border
He's never gonna under
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stand
Better find a
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place to hide
On the
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other side of the Rio
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Jose he's tall dark and handsome
She said as she reached for her
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cloths
But he's mean as a snake
When his woman you take right from under his
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nose
I said this is a great time to tell me
She said I thought he was in
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jail
Well I'm Jose's wife
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Jose's got a knife
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And Jose is hot on your
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trail
Better run for the
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border
Jose he is a dangerous
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man
Better find a
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place to hide
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other side of the Rio
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So I ran through the streets of Laredo
Naked as the day I was
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born
People were staring and clapping
And laughing and honking their
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horns
As I passed a church on the corner
I thought about stopping to
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pray
Then a voice from the blue
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said I'll watch over you
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But we'd better stay ahead of
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Jose
Better run for the
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border
Jose he is a dangerous
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man
Better find a
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place to hide
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other side of the Rio
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Better run for the
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border
Jose will never under
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stand
Better find a
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place to hide
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other side of the Rio
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Run For The Border?
- The song Run For The Border was sang by Johnny Rodriguez.
Who is Johnny Rodriguez?
- Juan Raoul Davis "Johnny" Rodriguez (born December 10, 1951) is an American country music singer. He is a Tejano and Texas country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he was one of country music's most successful male artists, recording a string of hit songs, such as "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me," "Desperado," "Down on the Rio Grande" and "Foolin'." He has recorded six No. 1 country hits in his career.
