Matt Poss Original- Run Maria

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Run Maria

Jimmy was a Trucker,
down in El Paso
Making green on smoke and folks
up from Mexico
Maria was a beautiful woman,
a beautiful piruja
Doing anything for a ticket
out of Sinaloa
Love has no borders,
Love has no laws
Jimmy fell like a stone
when he met Maria
But her freedom was not for sale
to a Chicano from Chicago
Jimmy knew what he had to do
to free her

Run Maria, run as fast as you can go
I'll find another way
I'll find you again, I know
Run Maria, run for your very soul
I'm right behind you, girl
Run Maria...

One moonless night in Juarez,
Jimmy took Maria's hand
He took her to the chapel,
he took her for his wife
Then Jimmy took out his guns
and went looking for the pimp
No one would ever again own Maria
The deal went down,
the deal went bad
Jimmy gave them all the lead he had
But when he made it back out to the truck his skin was leaking
He jammed that rig into gear
and limped down to the Rio Grande
With the Soldado's right behind them

Maria remembers well
that night down by the water
Some day she'll tell her son
what his daddy did for them that night
He gave them all the money he had
More than enough for a brand new life
Kissed her once, kissed her twice,
and ran back into the fight