Ain't No God In Mexico

Down the road a ways I've heard say

A new day's coming on

Where the women folks are friendly

And the law leaves you alone

I'll believe it when I see it

And I haven't seen it yet

Don't mind me just keep on talking

I'm just looking for my hat

There ain't no God in Mexico

Ain't no way to understand

How that border crossing feeling

Makes a fool out of a man

If I'd never felt the sunshine

Hell, I would not curse the rain

If my feet could fit a railroad track

I guess I'd been a train

Me and Louise Higginbottom

Used to chase across the yard

Back in 1947, that's when

More than times were hard

Well, pity me I didn't find

The line in time like a fool

In front of God and everybody

I politely blew my cool

Ain't no God in Mexico

Ain't no comfort in the kin

When you're down in Matamoros

Gettin' busted by the man

If I'd never felt the sunshine

Hell, I would not curse the rain

If I hadn't been railroaded

Well, I guess I'd been a train