One Mile Apart Songtext
von Michael Johnson

My name is Mary Francis
and I live in El Paso
In a large house on Mt. Franklin,
I have quite a view
I can see the desert,
pecan trees in the valley
Those little shacks in Juarez,
I can see them too

My name is Juan Contreras
and from my home in Juarez
I can see El Paso
and the houses of the rich
I leave my children sleeping
to earn a few centavo
Selling red pistachios
to the tourists on the bridge


Which side of the river,
did someone flip a coin
It′s sad enough to break a river's heart
How can there be so much distance between us
When our houses are one mile apart

My house is Spanish stucco,
I have a blue Jacuzzi
Four bedrooms and a fireplace,
a swimming pool with heat

My house is brown adobe,
I don′t have running water
I don't have indoor plumbing,
or pavement on my street

Which side of the river,
did someone flip a coin
It's sad enough to break a river′s heart
How can there be so much distance between us
When our houses are one mile apart
When our houses are one mile apart