Gringo Lyrics

-- Bill Payne 

Gringo, Southern California bound 
Gringo, take a stop and look around 
(come and lay your money down) 
Ain't no banana republic, gringo 
There's oil deep beneath the ground 
Two or three weeks in Mexico 
And you think you've seen it all 
  
Gringo, stars and stripes out in the cold 
Gringo, here's a hand you can take hold of 
(even though we're bought and sold) 
Drink Coca-Cola says the sign there 
America has made its mark 
(they said blood is thicker than water) 
Something tells me we really oughta 
Come out of the dark 
  
Night long saxophone in the barrio 
(the chicas will warm you) 
They can be persuasive gringo 
With stars in their eyes 
  
Spend a week in Acapulco 
No Esperanto needed there 
Lovers are like broken glass 
They're everywhere 
  
(the chicas will warm you) 
They can be persuasive gringo 
With stars in their eyes 
  
Gringo, think of this before you leave 
Gringo, the truth is easy to deceive 
(if truth you're ready to receive) 
Between the open road are your memories 
Tender hearted though they may be 
(they say blood is thicker than water) 
(they say all suffering comes to an end) 
(the common saying for friend is amigo) 
Gringo 
  
Red Cadillac at sunset slowing down 
For another look at that border town