Karaoké Wheels of Laredo The Highwomen

On a winter night in Webb County, Texas

On the north bank of the mighty Rio Grande

I was watching the jungle fires a-burnin'

Across the border of a not so distant land

And the echoes of the church bells that were swingin'

Could be heard from

Guadalupe Market Square

There was a girl down there in the south side of the river

She had feathers tied into her long black hair

Said if I was a white crowned sparrow

I would float upon the southern skies of blue

But I'm stuck inside the wheels of Laredo

Wishing I was rolling back to you

Wish I was rolling

I put on my favorite jacket for Jamboozie

I painted up my eyes and wore my beads

There was a band playing

To God Be the Glory

There were people dancing all around the streets

There were barrels on the sidewalk that were burning

And a fortune-teller reading people's hands

And I swear I heard those church bells ringing

Across the border in a not so distant land

Singing if I was a white crowned sparrow

I would float upon the southern skies of blue

But I'm stuck inside the wheels of Laredo

Wishing I was rolling back to you

Back to you

If I was a white crowned sparrow

I would float upon the southern skies of blue

But I'm stuck inside the wheels of Laredo

Wishing I was rolling back to you

Wishing I was rolling back to you