[Verse 1] Horses runnin' through the night, beneath the Texas sky Moonlight dancing on the manes, he makes a midnight ride Just south of the border, across the Rio Grande Is the girl he loves in Mexico, he swears he'll take her hand [Pre-Chorus] Her father doesn't like him and he swears she'll never go If you cross the border, you won't leave Mexico [Chorus] Heaven's out there waiting but he'll have to ride through hell Horses full of fire, a pistol full of shells Hell to him is living without her by his side So live or die he's gotta try to make this midnight ride Yeah, live or die he's gotta try to make this midnight ride [Verse 2] He told her that he'd find her on the north side of the mine And through the night she walks along toward the Texas line He pulls her close to kiss her lips and says it’s time to go And climbs upon his horse again, spurs him on for home [Pre-Chorus] Her father’s men are waiting there, just outside of town Bullets fill the moonlit sky, hoofbeats hit the ground [Chorus] Heaven's out there waiting but he'll have to ride through hell Horses full of fire, a pistol full of shells Hell to him is living without her by his side So live or die he's gotta try to make this midnight ride Yeah, live or die he's gotta try to make this midnight ride [Bridge] She could almost taste the freedom She could smell the smoking guns She looked back and he was bleeding But she made those horses run It was three more miles to Texas The journey's far from done She took the reins and she was leading Said, just hold on, my love [Chorus] Heaven's out there waiting but we'll have to ride through hell Horses worn and tired, the pistol's out of shells Hell would be just living without you by my side So live or die we've gotta try to make this midnight ride Yeah, live or die we've gotta try to make this midnight ride
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