The lights of Laredo dance on the water
And shine in a young man's eyes.
He stands on the border
And dreams of paradise.
He's heard crazy stories of how people live
Over in the promise land.
He heard they eat three meals a day
Just across the Rio Grande.
He's got a wife name Maria, a baby named Rose.
It's on - ly a river
That's not so deep or wide.
A boy can throw a stone across
And reach the other side.
It's just some muddy water
Cutting through the land,
But a man can make a dream come true
(Sometimes it seems like God must live)
Just across the Rio Grande.
The lights of Laredo dance on the water