Lyrics
Through the Chisos mountains in a still sunrise
Embarking on a journey through the Chisos mountains during a tranquil sunrise.
We rode through the heavens everything felt right
Experiencing a heavenly feeling while riding through the sky, a sense of everything being right.
The only good reason to explore this land
Highlighting the significant motive for exploring the land.
Is to find the right way to hold your pretty left hand
Expressing the quest for discovering the right way to hold the person's left hand.
I gotta find the right way to hold your pretty left hand
Reiterating the importance of finding the perfect way to hold the left hand.
It's as close to heaven as I'll ever be
Describing the experience as being as close to heaven as possible.
So close to heaven with you next to me
Feeling an intense closeness to heaven when accompanied by the person.
With you next to me
Emphasizing the presence of the person next to the speaker.
Paisano Pass on a starry night
Passing through Paisano Pass on a night adorned with stars.
Our hearts still searching through the Marfa lights
Hearts still searching, possibly metaphorically, under the Marfa lights.
I guess some things are better left to understand
Acknowledging that some things are better left without complete understanding.
Like the way I feel holding your pretty left hand
Expressing the powerful emotions felt while holding the person's left hand.
Like the way I feel holding your pretty left hand
Reiterating the intense emotions associated with holding the left hand.
It's as close to heaven as I'll ever be
Reiterating the feeling of being as close to heaven as possible.
So close to heaven with you next to me
Experiencing heavenly proximity with the person next to the speaker.
With you next to me
Underlining the importance of the person's presence beside the speaker.
The rivers runnin and the wind does blow
Describing natural elements like rivers and wind in Santa Elena, Mexico.
Through the Santa Elena down in Mexico
Expressing the need to convey something important before leaving.
Before we leave I gotta let you know
Comparing the rush of the speaker's heart to the flow of a river.
My heart is rushin like the river flows
Indicating a heightened emotional state akin to a rushing river.
My heart is rushin like the river flows
Reiterating the intense, rushing feeling in the speaker's heart.
It's as close to heaven as I'll ever be
Emphasizing the closeness to heaven experienced by the speaker.
So close to heaven with you next to me
Feeling close to heaven when accompanied by the person next to the speaker.
It's as close to heaven as I'll ever be
Reiterating the feeling of being as close to heaven as possible.
So close to heaven with you next to me
Experiencing heavenly proximity with the person next to the speaker.
With you next to me
Highlighting the importance of the person's presence beside the speaker.
With you next to me
Reiterating the significance of the person being next to the speaker.
With you next to me
Emphasizing the continued importance of the person's presence.
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