Out in the West Texas

town of El Paso

I fell in love with

a Mexican girl

Night time would find me

in rosa's cantina

music would play and

feleena would whirl

Blacker than night were

the eyes of feleena

wicked and evil

while casting a spell

My love was deep for

this Mexican maiden

I was in love

but in vain I could tell

One night a wild

young cowboy came in

wild as the

West Texas wind...

Dashing and daring

a drink he was sharing

with wicked feleena

the girl that I loved

So in anger

I challenged his right for

the love of this maiden

down went his hand

for the gun that he wore

My challenge was answered

in less than a heartbeat

the handsome young

stranger lay dead

on the floor

Out through the back

door of rosa's I ran

out where the

horses were tied...

I caught a good one

it looked like it could run

up on its back

and away I did ride

Just as fast as I could

from the West Texas

town of El Paso

out to the badlands

of New Mexico

Back in El Paso my life

would be worthless

everything's gone in life

nothing is left

It's been so long since

I've seen the young maiden

my love is stronger

than my fear of death

I saddled up

and away I did go

riding alone in the dark...

Maybe tomorrow

a bullet may find me

tonight nothin's worse

than this pain in my heart

And at last

here I am on the hill

overlooking El Paso

I can see rosa's

cantina below

My love is strong

and it pushes me onward

down off the hill

to feleena I go

Off to my right I see

five mounted Cowboys

off to my left ride

a dozen or more

Shouting and shooting

I can't let them catch me

I have to make it

to rosa's back door

Something is dreadfully

wrong for I feel

a deep burning pain

in my side...

Though I am trying

to stay in the saddle

I'm getting weary

unable to ride

But my love for

feleena is strong

and I rise where I've fallen

though I am weary

I can't stop to rest

I see the white puff of

smoke from the rifle

I feel the bullet

go deep in my chest

From out of nowhere

feleena has found me

kissing my cheek

as she kneels by my side

Cradled by two loving

arms that I'll die for

one little kiss

and feleena, goodbye...