Del Gato

My name is Del Gato, born close to the border Of white blood and red blood I came I travel the saddle, I follow the cattle Down on the range where they graze And I just ride in from a hard southwestern drive My lips parched and bloodied My face torn by sand storms and pride Loyalties, riches and inner bred ditches Was the brew that I drank as a child So rebellious a lover, Don Juan as my cover They dye-cast my type, called me wild And I just ride in from a hard southwestern drive The hangin' tree is waitin' for me to arrive Structured political, our children they've ridiculed They teach them of sins and to lie Their school's built by fools, but by breaking the rules Like a fox, I am forced now to hide And I just ride in from a hard southwestern drive My lips parched and bloodied My face torn by sand storms and pride The pepper tree spreads takin' many man's heads But the one they would want most is mine To the mission I go, in San Juan, and I kneel And I pray for the love of my life And I just ride in from a hard southwestern drive The hangin' tree is waitin' for me to arrive