South of the border and busted
Caught by a woman I trusted
Now don't you call me a fool
It could have happened to you
It's just my luck, it had to happen to meSweet Carmelita betrayed me
She said, "Take me home, serenade me"
I figured a song could do me no wrong
I didn't know how wrong I could beEasy money
For just one run to Peru
It'll be so easy
We'll have no trouble gettin' throughWell, I almost made it
Except for that one border guard
He opened up my guitar, hello prison yard
Goodbye easy money, easy moneyThe Chiquita must have told 'em my story
'Cause when my eyes finally focused next morning
Carmelita had spoken 'bout guitars and some coke
Then she laughed as they slapped me in chainsI was thrown in cell with a killer
A convict who coughed through the night
While I laid awake with the chills and the shakes
Hoping for a file in a cakeEasy money
For just one run to Peru
It'll be so easy
We'll have no trouble gettin' throughWell, I almost made it
Except for that one border guard
He opened up my guitar, hello prison yard
Goodbye easy money, easy moneyEasy money
For just one run to Peru
It'll be so easy
We'll have no trouble gettin' throughWell, I almost made it
Except for that one border guard
He opened up my guitar, hello prison yard
[Incomprehensible] my guitar
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye easy money