Bless me father, for I have sinned
My last confession was . . . well . . . God knows when
I'm a thief and liar and I use your name in vain
But now I'm in some trouble that's hard to explain
And I need your help and I pray that you'll consider
Helpin' me over the border line, to that beautiful city 'cross the river
I got nothin' to hide, cause I can't fool you
I've done some things that I shouldn't do
I lost my faith time and time again
Ran from my family and turned my back on my friends
Until my world is just cold, dark and bitter
But I could walk in sunshine in the beautiful city 'cross the river
I never had money, not enough anyway
Never got a break, I struggled day to day
Then I met this girl, down in Tennessee
And for a few dollars she was real kind to me
But, she wanted things that I couldn't give her
But I'll be rich as any king in that beautiful city 'cross the river
Now I didn't hurt no one, I didn't fire a gun
Just stole what I could and then I began to run
Drove three long days, straight to El Paso
With a bag full of cash and visions of Mexico
Now, all I'm askin' is if you will deliver
Me over the border line to that beautiful city 'cross the river
Dave Alvin - Beautiful City Cross The River Lyrics
Dave Alvin - Beautiful City Cross The River Lyrics
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Bless me father, for I have sinned
My last confession was . . . well . . . God knows when
I'm a thief and liar and I use your name in vain
But now I'm in some trouble that's hard to explain
And I need your help and I pray that you'll consider
Helpin' me over the border line, to that beautiful city 'cross the river
I got nothin' to hide, cause I can't fool you
I've done some things that I shouldn't do
I lost my faith time and time again
Ran from my family and turned my back on my friends
Until my world is just cold, dark and bitter
But I could walk in sunshine in the beautiful city 'cross the river
I never had money, not enough anyway
Never got a break, I struggled day to day
Then I met this girl, down in Tennessee
And for a few dollars she was real kind to me
But, she wanted things that I couldn't give her
But I'll be rich as any king in that beautiful city 'cross the river
Now I didn't hurt no one, I didn't fire a gun
Just stole what I could and then I began to run
Drove three long days, straight to El Paso
With a bag full of cash and visions of Mexico
Now, all I'm askin' is if you will deliver
Me over the border line to that beautiful city 'cross the river
My last confession was . . . well . . . God knows when
I'm a thief and liar and I use your name in vain
But now I'm in some trouble that's hard to explain
And I need your help and I pray that you'll consider
Helpin' me over the border line, to that beautiful city 'cross the river
I got nothin' to hide, cause I can't fool you
I've done some things that I shouldn't do
I lost my faith time and time again
Ran from my family and turned my back on my friends
Until my world is just cold, dark and bitter
But I could walk in sunshine in the beautiful city 'cross the river
I never had money, not enough anyway
Never got a break, I struggled day to day
Then I met this girl, down in Tennessee
And for a few dollars she was real kind to me
But, she wanted things that I couldn't give her
But I'll be rich as any king in that beautiful city 'cross the river
Now I didn't hurt no one, I didn't fire a gun
Just stole what I could and then I began to run
Drove three long days, straight to El Paso
With a bag full of cash and visions of Mexico
Now, all I'm askin' is if you will deliver
Me over the border line to that beautiful city 'cross the river