Owen Temple: Me & Maria

I sent Maria North last summer said Id follow over soon Im reminded of my promise neath a yellow desert moon I can hear the crickets song again its time for me to go Cross over the border get out of Mexico By the bank I sac the darkness and watch the river rollin past I crouch down in the water hidden by the grass And I wade that muddy river till I reach the other side I scramble through the bushes and out into the night And a foreign land is all that stands tween me and Maria I cross the line with her in mind my only chance to see her I rush silent through mesquite brush no thought of slowin down Movin over the barbed wire fence I never made a sound And Id sent word to Maria where to meet me before dawn I knew she would not fail me I prayed nothing would go wrong So I inched across the fencelines and rushed across the roads I was watching close for green and white INS Broncos And at least I reached the crossroads before mornings light Soaked with sweat and torn by thorns Maria nowhere in sight So I hid off in the brush paralyzed by fear I searched my brain for answers why Maria was not here And the sky turned gray as dawn approached still I saw no sign Of Maria down that long highway I was runnin out of time Then a flicker down the pavement dropped me to the dust With the rush of tires on asphalt I looked out through the brush And my heart leapt to my throat the patrol Bronco passed I met the eyes of sweet Maria cryin through the glass I stood and watched em disappear speedin down the road I walked out on the blacktop then turned my head to go On the quiet early morning my heart heavy filled with pain I crawled across the barbed wire headed back the way I came