4 Aces

(album: 4 Aces - 1996)

On a midnight train to Laredo
Four aces stepped aboard
Gonna find Laredo Rose
And find out who she chose

She's in love with a bearded singer
Come from Texas way
Said his name was Willie
And I don't mean "Say Hey"

One had an accordion in his left
A cold beer in his right
One was a hippie
Completely out of sight

One was a border singer
From San Benito they say
One had a pony tail
They shuffled in alone that day

Four aces going nowhere
Riding gently toward the sun
Four aces going nowhere
Never meant to hurt no one

Willie sought but he could not find her
'Cause Zimmy was in town
He's drinking at the cantina
He ordered up another round

This vato went down for his pistola
We all thought we were dead
But as luck would have it
Entered one grateful Fred

Four aces going nowhere
Riding gently toward the sun
Four aces going nowhere
Never meant to hurt no one

Crazy

Tale of the Texas story
Is read quite well by all
This border queen had something
That made these hombres fall

Like strings of a sweet corrido
The story is the same
She just won a bundle
On the Texas Lotto game

Four aces going nowhere
Riding gently toward the sun
Four aces going nowhere
Never meant to hurt no one