North of the border of Old I rode one day to the cowtown of San A hot sun was glowing, a wind was blowing Still not as as the lips that I waited to kiss
Cheeks that would in red roses to shame that were fresher than flowers when kissed by the rain Dark eyes that much brighter than diamonds She was a beauty, Socorro was my lovers
I met her in Lorado there in this border town called her the 'Rose' Mexican drank to Socorro Everyone loved her but I was the one she chose
An outlaw above all the Now my heart so madly Soon she will be at my
She sent a message a time ago Socorro had promised to meet me at San I was aware of the I was taking I was an outlaw but great was my love for girl
I must be with her, I can't away Nights spent without her are lonely and so are the If it death then I'll have to chance it Only a few moments and she'll be in my arms
At ten o' in the morning I tied my horse and I started to down the street was Socorro, had she forgotten This was the day and the hour she wanted to meet
But something is wrong with our And I fear awaits me Here on hot dusty street
Up on a housetop but I can see hides a man with a rifle, it's pointed at me I might escape from the man a rifle But there are others just like him that I see
Back of each window the of a gun Die if I stay and my love for her let me run is Socorro, will my eyes see her Then in a moment she from a door down the street
"Up on your horse", she is "Ride out of town, it's a trap and waiting for you" But if I out, she must ride with me in a moment I know that our chances are gone
For a bullet is on its way And it finds my She as she falls in my arms
Tears dim my but plainly I see The ranger that killed her is there waiting for me I to meet him, my one thought is 'Beat him' He deserves death and I swear this ranger will die
I his draw and I shot him Shot him six times just as fast as the would fly My gun is empty or I would shoot him Now are others just like him that want me to die
Their are coming my way How they hurt when hit me The pain makes me fall to the
Gone is my strength, the will left to fight I the sound of the lead as it robs me of life If I must die, let me find Let me hold on to her for the few moments left
I search and it isn't in vain I touch the soft velvet and it eases the pain Life is no but we're together Even in she's my lover, it's over, goodbye