Beautiful City ’Cross the River

[Intro]
Oh, what a beautiful city (Oh, what a beautiful city)
Oh, what a beautiful city (Oh, what a beautiful city)
Across the river (Across the river)
Across the river (Across the river)

[Verse 1]
Bless me, father, for I have sinned
My last confession was, well, God knows when
I'm a thief and liar, I use your name in vain
But now I’m in some trouble, it's kinda hard to explain
And I need your help and I pray that you'll consider
Helpin’ me over the borderline
Look at that beautiful city 'cross the river

[Verse 2]
I got nothin' to hide 'cause I can't fool you
I've done some things that I shouldn't do
I lost my faith time and time again
Ran from my family, turned my back on my friends
Until my world is just cold, dark, and bitter
But I could walk in warm sunshine
In that beautiful city 'cross the river

[Verse 3]
I’ve never had money, not enough anyway
Never got a break, I struggled day to day
And then I met this girl down in Tennessee
And for a few dollars, she was real kind to me, but
She wanted things that I couldn’t give her
But I'll be rich as any king
In that beautiful city ’cross the river

[Verse 4]
Now I didn't hurt no one, I didn't fire a gun
Just stole what I could and then I began to run
Drove three long days straight to El Paso
With a bag full of cash and visions of Mexico
Now all I'm askin’ is that you will deliver
Me over the borderline
To that beautiful city 'cross the river

Trivia about the song Beautiful City ’Cross the River by Dave Alvin

When was the song “Beautiful City ’Cross the River” released by Dave Alvin?
The song Beautiful City ’Cross the River was released in 2011, on the album “Eleven Eleven”.

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