North of the border of Old I rode one day to the of San Angelo A hot sun was glowing, a warm wind was Still not as warm as the that I waited to kiss
Cheeks that blush in red roses to shame Lips that were fresher than flowers 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 cowboys to Socorro Everyone loved her but I was the one she chose
An above all the rest Now my heart so madly Soon she will be at my
She sent a a long time ago Socorro had promised to me at San Angelo I was aware of the I was taking I was an outlaw but great was my love for girl
I be with her, I can't stay away Nights without her are lonely and so are the days If it means then I'll have to chance it a few moments more and she'll be in my arms
At ten o' clock in the I tied my and I started to walk down the street was Socorro, had she forgotten This was the day and the hour that she to meet
But something is wrong our plans And I fear awaits me on this hot dusty street
Up on a housetop but I can see There a man with a rifle, it's pointed at me I escape from the man with a rifle But there are others like him that I cannot see
Back of each the click of a gun Die if I stay and my for her won't let me run is Socorro, will my eyes see her Then in a moment she runs from a door the street
"Up on your horse", she is "Ride out of town, it's a trap and waiting for you" But if I ride out, she ride with me Then in a moment I that our chances are gone
For a bullet is on its way And it my Socorro She dies as she in my arms
Tears dim my but plainly I see The ranger that killed her is there waiting for me I walk to him, my one thought is 'Beat him' He death and I swear that 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 more I shoot him Now there are just like him that want me to die
Their bullets are my way How they when they hit me The pain makes me to the ground
Gone is my strength, just the will to fight I hear the sound of the lead as it robs me of If I must die, let me Socorro Let me hold on to her for the few moments left
I search and it isn't in vain I touch the soft velvet hand and it the pain is no more but we're together Even in she's my lover, it's over, goodbye