Me and Maria Songtext
von Owen Temple

I sent Maria north last summer, said I′d follow over soon
I'm reminded of my promise ′neath a yellow desert moon
I can hear the crickets song again, it's time for me to go
Cross over the border, get out of Mexico
By the bank I scan the darkness, watch the river rollin' past
I crouch down in the water, hidden by the grass
And I wade that muddy river ′til I reach the other side
I scramble through the bushes and out into the night

And a foreign land is all that stands between 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 I′d 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 I.N.S. Broncos
And at least I reached the crossroads before morning light
Soaked with sweat and torn by thorns, Maria nowhere in sight

And a foreign land is all that stands between me and Maria
I cross the line with her in mind my only chance to see her

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 them disappear speeding down the road
I walked out on the blacktop then turned my head to go
On that quiet early morning my heart heavy, filled with pain
I crawled across the barbed wire headed back the way I came

A foreign land is all that stands between me and Maria
I cross the line with her in mind my only chance to see her
My only chance to see her