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I met Luis RamirezOn the streets of VeracruzChasin' shadows down the alleyPinning medals on our shoesWe grew up and worked togetherIn the hillsides and the fields'Til the citrus driedAnd the coffee prices fellJobs started moving north'Til there was no work left to findLuis said he knew somebodyWho could help us cross the lineSo we met with Don GarciaAnd took out our loansThat night we danced and drank like morning wouldn't comeA bus took us to the borderWhere together we crossed the wireBut we lost sight of the coyoteAs the white Sonoran sun began to riseThrough the canyons and arroyosWe made our way westThe wind swept across the dirtAnd erased our stepsIt was out on devil's highwayWhere the heat turns your sweat to pasteLuis fell 'neath the red shadowsLetras de cancionesOf the lost souls who haunt this placeHe took the money from his pocketPut his hand in mineAnd said, "brother, I'll meet you on the other side"Down on the desert floorHis eyes the color of rustLuis lay dyingHis blood mixing with the dustI held his hand 'til he stopped breathingWhispered grace into his hearBut out there in desolationYou need a different kind of prayerSo I crossed in to Yuma countyThrough the burning mesquite treesIn every buzzard's laughI swore I heard LuisNow there's a bar on south magnoliaWhere I spend what I don't needBuying drinks with the gavachosWith my brothers from the fieldsWe passed through the dead and dyingAcross dried bones and dusted dreamsMy friend, you don't forgetThe way that hunger feelsTonight the Yuma sky is endlessAnd the water is cool and greenI close my eyesAnd let the darkness swallow me From Letras Mania