Homeland Lyrics

Juaquin

Juaquin shed a tear for the treason
But who'd hear his desperate cry?
He learned to speak English from tourists
And reading by kerosene light
He couldn't afford education
But something was burning inside
He heard things were good in America
An that's what had been on his mind
I met him when I was travelin'
Through Mexico one summer day
Eyes twice as old as the young man
Who taught me a lesson in faith
Fate made him poor but he knew there was more
Though I never did see him again
I know somewhere in America
Juaquin must've found him a place
Chorus:
Joaquin loves his homeland
But it can't give him enough
He wants a good life, a job, and wife
And some children with dreams that come true
Moonless night crossing the badlands
echo: Ayuda me Dios (Help me God)
Sign of the cross o'er his chest
echo: Mi vida mi fe (My life my faith)
Pounding heart racing 'til sunrise
Mile after mile without rest
Back at the border there's papers
But politics get in the way
It may not be right but they take through the night
Some pay for the dream with their lives.



West Side of Town

Felipe was a young man when he crossed the Rio Grande
Headin' north to Texas where he grew into a man
He fixed cars and worked the wars and raised a family
San Antonio was home on the West Side of Town
Young Maria dreamed of singin' in a concert hall
Past the plaza and the village church adobe wall
Hard times stole her innocence but drove the woman's heart
San Antonio bound to the West Side of Town
Chorus:
She was proud and lived on faith
He was strong in his own way
They were pilgrims that made
A good life the hard way
Felipe lost his first wife in 1943
Seven growing children and desperately in need
Maria came to look for work and found her destiny
With one child of her own to the west side on town
They were married years went by and now we were thirteen
Days were good and days were bad but mostly they were lean
School and shoes and food and books believin' in a prayer
God must know his way 'round on the West Side of Town
Chorus
We would go to Mexico and Mama she would cry
For the things we'll never know she had to leave behind
Sisters, brother know too well what memories can do
Climbin' up when you're down from the West Side of Town
Daddy never owned a house but build a strong foundation
Mama bought her own damn house with self determination
They're both gone but I know that they're listening to this song
'Neath the San Fernando ground on the West Side of Town
Chorus
Last Chorus
Peregrinos de ayer (Pilgrims from yesterday)
Del destino y la fe (Through destiny and faith)
They were pilgrims that made
A good life the hard way



Donde Voy (Where I Go)

Madrugada me ve corriendo
(Daybreak finds me running)
Bajo cielo que empieza color
(Under a sky that's beginning to color)
No me salgas sol a nombrar me
(Sun please don't expose me)
A la fuerza de "la migracion"
(To the force of the INS)
Un dolor que siento en el pecho
(The pain that I feel in my chest)
Es mi alma que llere de amor
(Is my heart that hurts with love)
Pienso en ti y tus brazos que esperan
(I think of you and your arms that wait)
Tus besos y tu passion
(Your kisses and your passion)
Chorus:
Donde voy, donde voy
(Where I go, where I go)
Esperanza es mi destinacion
(Hope is my destination)
Solo estoy, solo estoy
(I'm alone, I'm alone)
Por el monte profugo me voy
(through the desert, a fugitive, I go)
Dias semanas y meces
(Days, weeks, and months)
Pasa muy lejos de ti
(Pass far away from you)
Muy pronto te llega un dinero
(Siib you'll receive some money)
Yo te quiero tener junto a mi
(I want to have you near me)
El trabajo me llena las horas
(Work fills my hours)
Tu risa no puedo olividar
(Your laughter I can't forget)
Vivir sin tu amor no es vida
(To live without your love isn't living)
Vivir de profugo es igual
(To live as a fugitave is the same)



In The Night

Runnin', burning'
And the lonesome whistle blows
In the night, In the night
There's a border moon a risin'
I can hear that white freight line
Lyin', cryin'
Like and earth bound eagle yearnin'
In the night, In the night
Wanna leave the tears that bind me
On a rusty rail road sign
Chorus:
I've been hearing stories
I've been sittin' scared
By the mood above denying
I could ever dare
Board a broken angel
On a one way track
Faster than the devil trailin'
Trying to take me back
Take it, make it
All along a freedom flight
In the Night, In the Night
No more lyin' dreamin' cryin' wishin'
I had wings to fly



Love Is On Our Side

Show me someone helping out a friend
Show me a broken man standing up again
Show me a smile in ancient eyes
I'll say love is on our side
See the little baby in her mother's arms
Daddy wants a shelter keeping her from harm
When the storm gets closer we realize
That love is on our side
Chorus:
We're all on that train
There's where hope begins
Take a look around you tell me what you see
Listen to the dreamers sound like you and me
See the workin hands join to rise
I'll say that love is on our side
Chorus
Waiting on the fringes for the world to end
Who is going to save us who is gonna win
And beyond the headlines the answer lies
That love is on our side




All My Love

Times may be trying our bindings
Hard days may steal half our smile
This world goes by in a hurry
Kind words are farther and few
Sometimes the going gets rocky
Somewhere in memories we share
There's still a sweet place I never will forget
I made a promise to you
Chorus:
I'll be on your side when the times get thinner
I'm the one believin' it's true
I would bet my heart you will be a winner
All my love I give to you
Though every kiss isn't thunder anymore
Still our river runs long and deep
When winter winds chill our old bones
You'll burn the home fire in me
Instrumental
Times may be trying our bindings
Kind words are farther and few
There's still a sweet place I never will forget
I made a promise to you
Chorus:
I'll be on your side when the times get thinner
I'm the one believin' it's true
I would bet my heart you will be a winner
All my love I give
All my love I give
All my love I give to you



Till You Love Me Again

First Chorus:
Till you love me again
Till you learn what your missin'
I'm not waiting in line
But I'm saving my kissin'
I'm just letting you know
I don't wanna let go
My heart set on one thing
Till you love me again
Days don't go by I don't think of
Words of love you used to say
Second Chorus:
Till you love me again
I won't say that it's over
You can know other girls
But it won't bring you closer
To the place that you've been
And you won't find another
My heart's set on one thing
Till you love me again
I was a fool and I fell in
Now I must wait patiently
You'll find each road that you're taking
Is gonna lead back to me
First Chorus:



Voice Of The Big Guitar

Round-up's the same year after year
Where ever you are
But a cowboy's heart belongs to the night
In the voice of the big guitar
Wranglin' or ropin' the job doesn't care
When your mind wanders there
To a lady in town and a star in the night
Where the wind and the coyotes howl
Chorus:
Yippi ta ya yo
Yippi ta ya ye
And a cowboy's heart belongs to the night
In the voice of the big guitar
Dust from the dogies burns hot in the day
Sand and sun in your eyes
Sore in the saddle and thinking of you
And the nights with you in sight
Chorus:
Instrumental
The mood is a dancin' the stars are romancin'
This wrangler from afar
Our love was born of the prairie and stars
To the voice of the big guitar
Chorus:
Tag:
Our love was born of the prairie and stars
To the voice of the big guitar



Rancherita (Little Ranch Girl)

Rancherita cantare tu melodia
(Rancherita, I will sing your melody)
Bajo cielo estrellado
(under a starry sky)
Bajo luz de to balcon
(Beneath your balcony light)
Rancherita a tu puerta ven y mira
(Rancherita, come look through your door)
Con ojitos de mis suenos
(With those eyes of my dreams)
Ay te va mi corazon
(To you I send my heart)
Chorus:
Serenata de un ranchero enamorado
(Serenade of a lovesick cowboy)
Con guitarra cantara de su passion
(With a guitar singing has passion)
Rancherita a tu puerta ven y mira
(Rancherita, come look through your door)
Con ojitos de mis suenos
(With those eyes of my dreams)
Ay te va me corazon
(To you I send my heart)



Who Showed You The Way To My Heart

Tell me, how did you know just where to find me?
I thought I left love far behind me so
Who showed you the way to my heart?
Some say love comes and goes and it's a fool's play
But something tells me that you're here to stay
Who showed you the way to my heart?
Chorus:
What was it I didn't see?
Who showed you how to believe
I couldn't say where I'd been
You taught me loving again
I know love finds a place to grow and then waits
For those who take it slow but even so
Who showed you the way to my heart?
Vida tu eres mi hogar me senda quisiste caminar
(Dearest you are my home, my path you choose to walk)
Y aqui estas el fuego en mi corazon
(And here you are, the fire in my heart)
Chorus:
Antes que te conoci
(Before I met you)
Yo a el amor despedi
(I had bid love farwell)
Como fuiste encontrar
(How was it you found)
Mi alma en la obscuridad
(My soul in the darkness)
Tell me how did you know just where to find me
I thought I left love far behind me so
Who showed you the way to my heart?
El camino a mi corazon
(The way to my heart)
Who showed you the way to my heart?



Let Me Remember

Let me remember how I loved you
Let me remember yesterday
My dream of you once just an ember
The winds of time fanned to a flame
Let me remember how I loved you
I guess it's where I'll always stay
I know it's my own heart I'm breakin'
Let me remember my own way
Chorus:
Time marches on through right or wrong
And never looks that way again
I'll hold on to that me and you
And to the place it all began
Your city's streets became by daydreams
Those starry nights I'll have to blame
For since we kissed under your moonlight
I've never seen them shine the same
Let me remember how I loved you
I guess it's where I'll, where I'll always stay
I know it's my own heart I'm breakin'
Let me remember
Let me remember
Let me remember my own way



Amanecer (Daybreak)

Amanecer, sueno inquieto se va
(Daybreak restless sleep leaves you)
Entre tineblas de ayer despiertas
(Between obscure thoughts of yesterday you wake)
Vez la manana nacer
(And see birth of morning)
Aquel amor lejos de ti estara
(That love may be far from you)
Entre recuerdos la noche pasa
(In memories the night passes)
Largimas por me seran
(Are those tears for me?)
Chorus:
Te cantare un verso
(I'll sing you a verse)
Llenando el silencio de tu soledad
(To fill the silence of your loneliness)
Simple melodia deseando a tu vida
(simple melody -to wish your life)
Felicidad (Happiness)
Cancion de amor a la salida del sol
(A song of love to the rising sun)
Un aquarela pintando el cielo
(Watercolors painting the sky)
Este regalo te doy
(This gift I give you)
Mi corazon siempre estara junto a ti
(My heart will always be by your side)
De madrugada mi sueno sabe
(At dawn my dreams know)
Que estas pensando de me
(That you are thinking of me)

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