By the Rio Grande

Every river searches for the sea Every life runs it's own destiny Canyons white and wild stretches calm and mild Cutting through the stones of history Rio Grande runs south to Mexico From the highway I have touched its shores Reynosa to Sante Fe and back the other way I've had my life planned by the Rio Grande An unbroken chain snow and tears and rain Cutting through my soul and to my veins Then the waters rise paint the Rocky Mountain skies One more circle around the world again One more year rolls down the Rio Grande Our forefathers crossed the muddy line Pilgrims passing leaving tracks in time One more takes a stand by the water by the land Shifting like the sand by the Rio Grande An unbroken chain snow and tears and rain Cutting through my soul and to my veins Then the waters rise paint the Rocky Mountain skies One more circle around the world again One more year rolls down the Rio Grande One more circle around the world again One more year rolls down the Rio Grande