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There's a land so I have been told
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Every street is paved with gold
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And it's just across the borderline
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And when it's time to take your turn
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There's one lesson that you must learn
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You could lose more than you'll ever hope to find
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When you reach the broken promised land
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And every dream slips through your hands
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Then you'll know it's too late to change your mind
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'Cause you pay the price to come so far
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Just to wind up where you are
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And you're still just across the borderline
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Up and down the Rio Grande
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A thousand footprints in the sand
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Reveal a secret no one can define
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The river flows on like a breath
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In between our life and death
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Tell me who's the next to cross the borderline
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When you reach the broken promised land
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When every dream slips through your hands
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Then you'll know it's too late to change your mind
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'Cause you pay the price to come so far
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Just to wind up where you are
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And you're still just across the borderline
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And you're still just across the borderline
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Across the Borderline
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| John Hiatt |
