The Brandos - Over The Border lyrics

And it's over the border

That I'm bound to fly

Where my heart will live

Till the day that I die

Far over the border I'll fly

When I was a boy - fifteen years of age

I traveled south through the sand and the sage

A sad, gray world was all that I left behind

And the endless cactus, their shadows cast

From a desert moon, as the miles flew past

Far over the border to the capitol I came

I couldn't believe the proud, ancient city

That stretched before my eyes

Nor was I ever prepared for what I'd find

I was embraced there, and take in there

And love as their own kind

The joy and astonishment will always be mine

Abuelito, Grandfather, I walked by your side

Brimming with such admiration and pride

Every morning regaled with the tales from your past

Abuelita, Grandmother, how can it be

That you gave so much to someone like me?

Mis Hermanos y Hermanas, your kindnesses flood my mind

Ay, Mama, oh Mother, like a son you cared for me

I remember it with a sigh

My tears fell just like rain whe you died

I was embraced there, and take in there

And love as their own kind

In a world impoverished of hope

They gave me this sign

Many years have gone by, the memories remain

Untarnished by time, undiminished the claim

Upon my heart, upon my soul - forever