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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
George Strait
Background Vocals
Bryan Sutton
Acoustic Guitar
Steve Gibson
Electric Guitar
Brent Mason
Nylon-String Guitar
Eddie Bayers
Drums
Steve Nathan
Organ
Matt Rollings
Piano
Paul Franklin
Steel Guitar
Stuart Duncan
Fiddle
Bergen White
Performer
Carl Gorodetzky
Performer
The Nashville String Machine
Strings
Michael Rhodes
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Merle Haggard
Composer
Bergen White
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
George Strait
Producer
Tony Brown
Producer
Chuck Ainlay
Recording Engineer
Leslie Richter
Assistant Recording Engineer
Kyle Lehning
Mixing Engineer
Casey Wood
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Rich Hanson
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
I left out of Tucson with no destination in mind
I was runnin' from trouble and the jail term, the Judge had in mind
And the border meant freedom, a new life, romance
And that's why I thought I should go
And start my life over on the seashores of old Mexico
My first night in Juarez, lost all the money I had
One bad senorita made use of one innocent lad
But I must keep on runnin', it's too late to turn back
I'm wanted in Tucson, I'm told
Yeah, and things will blow over on the seashores of old Mexico
Two Mexican farmers en route to a town I can't say
Let me ride on the back of a flatbed half-loaded with hay
Down through Durango, Colima, Almiera
Then in the Manzanillos
Where I slept in the sunshine on seashores of old Mexico
After one long siesta, I came wide awake in the night
I was startled by someone who shadowed the pale moonlight
My new-found companion, one young senorita
Who offered a broken hello
To the gringo she found on the seashores of old Mexico
She spoke of Sonora and swore that she'd never return
For her Mexican husband, she really had no great concern
'Cause she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo
That's all I needed to know
Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico
Yeah, she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo
That's all I needed to know, ha-ha
Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico
Writer(s): Merle Haggard
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