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BROWNSVILLE
GIRL
(Music by Bob Dylan,
Words by Bob Dylan and Sam Shepard)
1986 Special Rider Music
Well,
there was this movie I seen one time,
About a man riding cross the desert
and it starred Gregory Peck.
He was shot down by a hungry kid
trying to make a name for himself.
The townspeople wanted to crush that kid down
and string him up by the neck.
Well,
the marshal, now
he beat that kid to a bloody pulp
as the dying gunfighter lay in the sun
and gasped for his last breath.
Turn him loose, let him go,
let him say he outdrew me fair and square,
I want him to feel what its like
to every moment face his death.
Well,
I keep seeing this stuff
and it just comes a-rolling in
And you know it blows right through me
like a ball and chain.
You know I cant believe weve lived so long
and are still so far apart.
The memory of you keeps callin after me
like a rollin train.
I
can still see the day that you came to me
on the painted desert
In your busted down Ford and your platform heels
I could never figure out why you chose
that particular place to meet
Ah, but you were right.
It was perfect as I got in behind the wheel.
Well,
we drove that car all nigh into San Anton
And we slept near the Alamo,
your skin was so tender and soft.
Way down in Mexico you went out to find a doctor
and you never came back.
I would have gone on after you
but I didnt feel like letting my head get blown off.
Well,
were drivin this car
and the sun is comin up over the Rockies,
Now I know she aint you
but shes here and shes got that dark rhythm in her soul.
But Im too over the edge
and I aint in the mood anymore
to remember the times when I was your only man
And she dont want to remind me.
She knows this car would go out of control.
Brownsville
girl with your Brownsville curls,
teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world,
Brownsville girl, youre my honey love.
Well,
we crossed the panhandle
and then we headed towards Amarillo
We pulled up where Henry Porter used to live.
He owned a wreckin lot outside of town about a mile.
Ruby was in the backyard hanging clothes,
she had her red hair tied back.
She saw us come rolling up in a trail of dust.
She said, Henry aint here but you can come on in,
hell be back in a little while.
Then
she told us how times were tough
and about how she was thinkin of bummin a ride
back to where she started.
But ya know, she changed the subject
every time money came up.
She said, Welcome to the land of the living dead.
You could tell she was so broken-hearted.
She said, Even the swap meets around here
are getting pretty corrupt.
How
far are yall going?
Ruby asked us with a sigh.
Were going all the way til the wheels fall off and burn,
Til the sun peels the paint
and the seat covers fade and the water moccasin dies.
Ruby just smiled and said,
Ah, you know some babies never learn.
Something
about that movie though,
well I just cant get it out of my head
But I cant remember why I was in it
or what part I was supposed to play.
All I remember about it was Gregory Peck
and the way people moved
And a lot of them seemed to be lookin my way.
Brownsville
girl with your Brownsville curls,
teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world,
Brownsville girl, youre my honey love.
Well,
they were looking for somebody with a pompadour.
I was crossin the street when shots rang out.
I didnt know whether to duck or to run, so I ran.
We got him cornered in the churchyard,
I heard somebody shout.
Well,
you saw my picture in the Corpus Christi Tribune.
Underneath it, it said, A man with no alibi.
You went out on a limb to testify for me,
you said I was with you.
Then when I saw you break down in front of the judge
and cry real tears,
It was the best acting I saw anybody do.
Now
Ive always been the kind of person
that doesnt like to trespass
but sometimes you just find yourself over the line.
Oh if theres an original thought out there,
I could use it right now.
You know, I feel pretty good,
but that aint sayin much.
I could feel a whole lot better,
If you were just here by my side to show me how.
Well,
Im standin in line in the rain to see a movie
starring Gregory Peck,
Yeah, but you know its not the one that I had in mind.
Hes got a new one out now,
I dont even know what its about
But Ill see him in anything so Ill stand in line.
Brownsville
girl with your Brownsville curls,
teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world,
Brownsville girl, youre my honey love.
You
know, its funny how things never turn out
the way you had em planned.
The only thing we knew for sure about Henry Porter
is that his name wasnt Henry Porter.
And you know there was somethin about you baby
that I liked that was always too good for this world
Just like you always said
there was something about me you liked
that I left behind in the French Quarter.
Strange
how people who suffer together
have stronger connections than people who are most content.
I dont have any regrets,
they can talk about me plenty when Im gone.
You always said people dont do what they believe in,
they just do whats most convenient, then they repent.
And I always said, Hang on to me, baby,
and lets hope that the roof stays on.
There
was a movie I seen one time,
I think I sat through it twice.
I dont remember who I was or where I was bound.
All I remember about it was it starred Gregory Peck,
he wore a gun and he was shot in the back.
Seems like a long time ago,
long before the stars were torn down.
Brownsville
girl with your Brownsville curls,
teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world,
Brownsville girl, youre my honey love.
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