Old Gringo
I've been thinking about the plight of Mexicans for awhile and wrote this
https://suno.com/song/ad19ce5c-7ea1-43a3-b8fc-b214c436a3af
Verse 1
They call him old gringo down by the line
Sunburned leather, lifetime of crime
Ran with wolves where the bad men eat
Now he walks that border on worn-out feet
Used to move weight through the desert night
Now it’s lost souls tryin’ to stay alive
Ghosts in the cab and dust in his throat
Trading bad money for a little hope
Pre
Ain’t no saint, he’ll say it straight
Just got tired of the mess he made
Chorus
They call him old gringo, don’t ask him why
Seen too much just to let folks die
Rides that line where the law don’t go
Half in the fire, half in the smoke
He ain’t saving the world, just doing his part
Cartel hands, contraband heart
If mercy’s a crime, then he’s guilty slow
They call him… old gringo
Verse 2
Radio crackles, “they won’t make dawn”
Family out there barely hangin’ on
So he kills the lights and loads that steel
Walks into hell with a broken deal
Knows them roads and the men that own ‘em
Knows who to pay and when to run ‘em
Every mile’s a debt he can’t outrun
But he keeps on driving ‘til the job gets done
Pre
Every step’s a line he burns
But some bridges ain’t worth the turn
Chorus
They call him old gringo, don’t ask him why
Seen too much just to let folks die
Rides that line where the law don’t go
Half in the fire, half in the smoke
He ain’t saving the world, just doing his part
Cartel hands, contraband heart
If mercy’s a crime, then he’s guilty slow
They call him… old gringo
Bridge (short, spoken feel)
Don’t talk sides, don’t wave no flag
Just sees a kid with a life they don’t have
Says “hell’s full… don’t need no more”
Then he opens that rusted door
Final Chorus (lift)
They call him old gringo, walking that wire
Between redemption and cartel fire
No badge, no name, no place to belong
Just rightin’ a little of what went wrong
If there’s a judge when the deal gets closed
He’ll stand there quiet… that’s all he knows
Did what he could where the devil roams…
They call him old gringo… bringin’ ‘em home
Comments
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Almost sounds like something you'd hear in an old Eastwood movie.
Thumbs up.
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You're not stopping coke and cartels and people crossing the border , one reason poverty . Old Gringo knows that and helps the poor to a better life . Clints a atheist he believes in realty
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Well the cartel does have better looking wives , I think Clint's looking for a new one now at 92 or whatever. I'd hate to see there visa bills though . Till death do we part , When the next Drug lord takes over . you may now kiss the bride. Baby let's watch scar face , I love that movie . Just when I was getting settled in on this honeymoon , business steps in and I got kill Peppe his family and dog . Well church first , were very religious
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I think that's a true statement. hitting the drug boats, isn't going to make a dent, just delay. they'll find a way.
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Naw . Stop poverty you stop drugs , Well maybe , even then doubt it alot of money on that , For our Disco folks on Friday nights
Plus them corrupt politicians need a pay day . A $186.000 is not enough a year to do nothing , so let's give them a few mil more to do nothing . Vote for me next year I promise not to stop drugs , Little honesty goes a long way . Put a tax on it like Ovaltine . Well gave the Cartel an idea on shipping coke , in Ovaltine bottles. Nothing here mister DEA man , just flavory fun.
Let's end the jokes now , the wife might be frisky . We like that word in country songs
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fixing poverty is a slippery slope. 😂
The wealthy do drugs also.
The only way to fix humanity is by genetic alteration 😁
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Well I'm out of jokes , ok genetic alteration it is
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