Adios Old Friend
Adios Old Friend: A Ballad of Outlaws and Redemption
Lyrics
You were headed for some border town
You were on your way to a border town
To find a Spanish rose and settle down
Seeking a romantic partner, a Spanish rose, to settle down with
You hitched a ride on a Southbound Mexican wind
You caught a ride on a southbound Mexican wind
Adios old friend
Farewell, my old friend
Well I heard you made it as far as El Paso
Word got to me that you reached El Paso
Those Texas rangers would not let it go
Texas rangers pursued relentlessly
They tracked you down on the banks of the Rio Grande
They found you on the banks of the Rio Grande
Adios old friend
Farewell, my old friend
Do angels sing for outlaws?
Do heavenly beings sing for those who live outside the law?
Well I don’t know
Uncertain, but acknowledging the possibility
But I know that outlaws pray
Outlaws, like everyone else, engage in prayer
And I’ve prayed it so
Expressing personal experience of prayer
Oh my friend
A lament for the departing friend
Adios old friend
Farewell, my old friend
Outside these bars I hear that mission bell
Outside prison bars, hearing a mission bell
The hangman waits to send me straight to hell
The hangman awaits, suggesting imminent punishment
No this ain’t where I thought our trail would end
The current situation is not what was expected
Adios old friend
Farewell, my old friend
Do angels sing for outlaws?
Questioning if angels sing for those living outside the law
Well I don’t know
Uncertain, but acknowledging the possibility
But I know that outlaws pray
Outlaws, like everyone else, engage in prayer
And I’ve prayed it so
Expressing personal experience of prayer
Oh my friend
A lament for the departing friend
Maybe we’ll one day ride again
Hopeful that the two friends might ride together again in the future
Well adios old friend
Farewell, my old friend
Adios old friend
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