Mexico Rain Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Rodriguez
Mexico Rain
Recorded by Johnny Rodriguez
Written by Michael Hearne
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Well the smoke cuts the
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lights
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in this honky tonk
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bar
And I'm thinking where I'd rat
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Maybe chasing seno
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ritas here in
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Mexi
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co
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standing on the edge of the
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sea
Well if
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I had the
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money
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I tell you
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honey
We'd be on that first plane t
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Spain
But as long as we'r
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her
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e oh the answer i
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clear
We'l
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l waltz in the Mexic
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o
rain
(Mexico
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in) Lord
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it's hot down i
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n
Texas
(Mexico
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in) yeah
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I call this my
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home
And if I ain't happy here the
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n I ain't ha
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ppy
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Mexico
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rain when my
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mind starts to
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roam
The lights of the
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city
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keep calling my
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name
Yeah but I've been through tha
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t hotel on
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a long four lan
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street
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check out time on the
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door
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I had the
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money
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I tell you
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honey
We'd be on that New Delh
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plane
But as long as we'r
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e Lord the answer i
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clear
We'l
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l waltz in the Mexic
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o
rain
Repeat #3
I've been drinking al
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l day with
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a man at th
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bar
He sure seems unhappy to
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me
He said he's goin
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g nowhere an
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d going ther
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fast
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envies this life that I
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lead
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I had the
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I tell you
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honey
I'd keep him from goin
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insane
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r
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e Lord there ain't
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cure
Like a
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walk in the Mexico
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rain
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Well if I ain't happy here the
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n I ain't ha
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ppy
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Mexico
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rain when my
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mind starts to
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roam
FAQ
Who sang the the song Mexico Rain?
- The song Mexico Rain 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.