Freddy Fender - Across the Borderline

Verse 1
There's a place, so I've been told
Every street is paved with gold
And it's just across the borderline
And when it's time to take your turn
There's a lesson you must learn
You could lose more than you ever hope to find

Chorus
And when you reach the broken promised land
Every dream slips though your hand
And you know it's too late to change your mind
'Cause you pay the price to come this far
Just to wind up where you are
And you're still just across the borderline

Verse 2
Up and down the Rio Grande
A thousand foot prints in the sand
Reveal a secret no one can define
The river flows on like a breath
In between our life and death
Tell me who the next to cross that borderline

Chorus
And when you reach the broken promised land
Every dream slips though your hand
And you know it's too late to change your mind
'Cause you pay the price to come this far
Just to wind up where you are
And you're still just across the borderline