Story Behind The Song

This song wrote itself.........in about 25 minutes.

Song Description

BTW, that's Lee Oskar (formerly of War) playing the harmonica on the song. He was in town for a show and was kind enough to do the session for a small stipend.

Lyrics

(1st VERSE)
There's a river in my homeland
and it's one I'm sure you know
Well it was born in Colorado
Flows out the Gulf of Mexico

And the river runs past the yucca tree
As the west wind blows, it embraces me
I'm a native, yea I'm a native.......follow me

(CHORUS)
To the Rio Grande, it carry's our tradition
To the Rio Grande, it's our pride and joy
I can feel the past as I touch the rushing water
of the Rio Grande
En mi tierra estoy (I am in my homeland)

(2nd VERSE)
Well if you look across the valley
You can barely see the top
But there's so much beneath the surface
and it's begging you to stop

And the copper sun in the turqouise sky
Like an indian scout, keeps a watchful eye
On his people, yea his people...... follow them

(CHORUS)
To the Rio Grande............

(BRIDGE)
No me saces de mi tierra (Don't take me from my homeland)
Sin ella no quiero vivir ( Without her, I don't want to live)
Estoy muy lejos de mi tierra (I'm am very far from my homeland)
Me voy patras para morir ( and will go back there to die)
En paz.........en paz (In peace)

(CHORUS) To the Rio Grande..........