five hundred golden pieces and a shoulder full of lead a worn out horse between my feet a pounding in my head gotta make it to the border lord this ain t no place to die on the river s northern shore underneath a texas sky i see stars i see ocotillo blowing in the wind feel the breathing of my pony i know we ve reached the end hear hoofbeats in the distance and the shouts of angry men oh the rangers may surround me they ll never take me in my shoulder burns like hellfire this horse too tired to ride i kick and curse and dig the spurs up hard against his side he s screaming like a banshee running fast as he can go from the posse trying to catch me to the land of mexico i see stars i see ocotillo blowing in the wind feel the breathing of my pony i know we ve reached the end hear hoofbeats in the distance and the shouts of angry men oh the rangers may surround me they ll never take me in  my horse has finally quit me we fall hard upon the dirt the rangers point their shotguns at the pocket on my shirt i reach slow for my revolver the captain tips his hat i kiss the sacred cylinder i draw the hammer back i see stars i see ocotillo blowing in the wind feel the breathing of my pony i know we ve reached the end hear hoofbeats in the distance and the shouts of angry men oh the rangers may surround me they ll never take me in oh the rangers may surround me they ll never take me in now the angels they surround me mother mary take me in