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