Joe Ely

Letter to Laredo
As I was riding across the Mississippi stopped there and I criedNo use for a man to keep a mighty river all dammed up insideI jumped bail from the Sweet water County, now I'm on the runOn my head is a five number bounty, for a crime I never doneTake this letter to Laredo, to one I loveTell her to stay low, beneath the stars aboveHer love is my only alibi, it's for her love I liedYeah, yeah, yeahWhy did Frankie have to pull that trigger? Why did you have to hide?Sheriff still thinks I was standing with her, it's for her love I liedLove will make a free man a prisoner, make an honest man lieLove can be tough, love can be tender, it's my only alibiTake this letter to Laredo, to one I loveTell her to stay low, beneath the stars aboveHer love is my only alibi, it's for her love I liedYeah, yeah, yeahTake this letter to Laredo, to the one I loveTell her to stay low beneath the stars aboveHer love is my only alibi, it's for her love I liedYeah, yeahTake this letter to LaredoLetras de cancionesTell her to stay lowHer love is my only alibiIt's for her love I liedYeah, yeahTake this letter to LaredoHey, hey, hey, hey From Letras Mania