"American Me" lyrics
American me
So wild and so free
Crossing the border
Meant nothing to me
The milk and the honey
We're power and greed
That's how it goes
American me
In Nuevo Laredo the sun rising slow in the morning
Makes river rocks glow like the gold in a panhandler's pan
The children wading past women there washing their bodies
Paint pictures of life in the bed of the old Rio Grande
Long years ago I was there with a Mexican maiden
Her beautiful body so gracefully sank to the sand
The mission bells rang and we both gave our hearts to each other
Then we made love in the bed of the old Rio Grande
American me
So wild and so free
Crossing the border
Meant nothing to me
The woman I loved
Was left waiting for me
I broke her sweet heart
American me
That's just how it goes
American me
No es nada now
American me
So wild and so free
Crossing the border
Meant nothing to me
The milk and the honey
We're power and greed
That's how it goes
American me
In Nuevo Laredo the sun rising slow in the morning
Makes river rocks glow like the gold in a panhandler's pan
The children wading past women there washing their bodies
Paint pictures of life in the bed of the old Rio Grande
Long years ago I was there with a Mexican maiden
Her beautiful body so gracefully sank to the sand
The mission bells rang and we both gave our hearts to each other
Then we made love in the bed of the old Rio Grande
American me
So wild and so free
Crossing the border
Meant nothing to me
The woman I loved
Was left waiting for me
I broke her sweet heart
American me
That's just how it goes
American me
No es nada now
American me
Thanks to johnc2wa for correcting these lyrics.
