Bordertown Lyrics - Singles - The Gathering Field

Stood a building by the river in a place called Bordertown 

Me and my friend Little Steven used to take our money down 

We were only seventeen then, starving for experience 

If you had 'bout twenty dollars, you could find a true romance 

Friday came around 

We were going down to Bordertown 

Was a man named Dollar Bill there, take your money at the door 

I'd drink an hour, build my courage, go get what I came there for 

Was a girl named Rosalita, heart as big as Tennessee 

Save my money every week just to get her close to me 

Friday came around 

I was going down to Bordertown 

I was going down to Bordertown 

Rosalita, Spanish Rose 

Laughed at me when I proposed 

I was drunk and feeling blue 

Said, "I'll make an honest girl of you." 

Oh no, she shot me down 

Down to the ground in Bordertown 

I was going down to Bordertown 

Many years have come and gone, I gotta wife and family now 

Drive a truck for Carolina, sometimes takes me through that town 

Park my rig upon the land where the building used to stand 

Sit remembering Rosalita, turned a young boy to a man. 

Friday came ar4ound 

I was going down, I was going down 

Friday came around 

I was going down to Bordertown 

I was going down to Bordertown 

I was going down to Bordertown