ACROSS THE BORDERLINE

as performed by Willy DeVille

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    There's a place so I've been told,
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where every street is paved with gold.      
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And it's just across the borderline.

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    And when it's time to take your turn
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there's a lesson that you must learn.
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You could lose more than you ever thought you'd find.               

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And when you reach the broken promise land,      
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and all your dreams slip through your hands
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and you know it's too late to change your mind.

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Cause you've paid the price to come so far,
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    just to wind up where you are.
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And you're still just across the borderline.      

Piano plays melody solo, over 2 verses

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Now up and down the Rio Grande,
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a thousand footprints in the sand,          
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reveal a secret no one can define.

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The river rolls on like a breath,
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in between our life and death.
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Tell me who's the next to cross the borderline.         

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And when you reach the broken promise land,      
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and all your dreams slip through your hands
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and you know it's too late to change your mind.

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Cause you've paid the price to come so far,
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    just to wind up where you are.
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And you're still just across the borderline.      

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