Story Behind The Song

True story about life on the border

Lyrics

THE WIDOWS OF JUAREZ
BY CLIFF MICKELSON




ESMERALDA TOOK THE BUS TO EL PASO
AND CROSSED OVER INTO JUAREZ
SHE HELD IN HER HAND
THE PHOTO OF A MAN
AND A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING THAT SAID

ANYONE KNOWING THIS PERSON
PLEASE CONTACT THE NUMBER BELOW
FROM THE EFFECTS THAT WERE FOUND
SCATTERED AROUND
THESE ARE THE FEW THINGS WE KNOW

HE MARRIED A GIRL FROM DURANGO
HER PICTURE WAS THERE IN HIS HAND
HE TOOK HIS NEW WIFE
TO START A NEW LIFE
NORTH OF THE RIO GRAND

IN TEXAS HE RAISED UP A FAMILY
HE WORKED IN THE FIELDS AND FARMS
AND LIVED WITH THE FEAR
THAT SOMEDAY ONE YEAR
LA MIGRA WOULD SEND HIM BACK HERE

(CHORUS)

AT THE ALTAR WHERE LOVE ONCE BURNED BRIGHTLY
IN THE CHURCH WHERE SHE ONCE SAID HER VOWS
A CANDLE FLAME NOW FLICKERS SOFTLY
ON FLOWERS AS SHE LAYS THEM DOWN
YES TONIGHT IT'S RAINING IN JUAREZ
AN OCEAN OF TEARS ALL AROUND
THERE'S ONE MORE WIDOW IN JUAREZ
AND ONE MORE WREATH ON THE GROUND