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That's Why God Made Mexico

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Margie said Roy you ain't listening to me
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And I got a whole lot more to say
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Roy just crossed the floor and picked up his car keys
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And she ain't seen or heard from him to this day
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And that's why God made Mexico
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A place where we can lay low
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And the Cuervo goes down nice and slow
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And the warm wind blows
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That's why God made Mexico
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And Betty fixed Joe dinner every night half past six
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Cause that's when he'd roll through that door
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Cause sixteen years and not a thank you from his lips
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She don't fix him dinner no more
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Cause life is sweet in a border town
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You learn to let your hair down
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And you don't make trouble,   you learn to dance the fandango
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You change your name, and you change your face
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Get used to beans, and chili paste
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And you learn to live and love life in the slow lane
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And that's why God made Mexico
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A place where we can lay low
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Maybe Monterrey or Acapulco
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Anywhere the warm winds blow,     don't ya know
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That's why God made Mexico--o
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