Well I met her in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains
And she was kneeling at a cross about to pray
And I overheard each word she was praying
And I fell in love with Rosary that way
Each day at sundown I cross the border down to Juarez Mexico
In some dark alley, a federale sells me just what I need so
He calls it chiva, I call it medicine, to take away the pain
That’s been in my heart since she left me like a sparrow in the rain
And I never thought she’d ever want to leave me
But each night I played my music in those bars
And all alone she’d pray and light another candle
While her young soft heart grew hard from all the scars
Each day at sundown I cross the border down to Juarez Mexico
In some dark alley, a federale sells me just what I need so
He calls it heroin, I call it medicine, to take away the pain
That’s been in my heart since she left me like a sparrow in the rain
She says there’s nothin’ that I can do to be forgiven
And that I lied and her love is not for me
Well I’ll admit there were so many other women
But my heart cries out, “te quiro, Rosary”
Each day at sundown I cross the border down to Juarez Mexico