As I was riding across the Mississippi
Stopped there and I cried
No use for a man to keep a mighty river
All dammed up inside
I jumped bail from the Sweet Water County
Now I'm on the run
On my head is a five number bounty
For a crime I never doneTake this letter to Laredo, to one I love
Tell her to stay low, beneath the stars above
Her love is my only alibi, it's for her love I lied
Yeah, yeah, yeahWhy did Frankie have to pull that trigger
Why did you have to hide
Sheriff still thinks I was standing with her
It's for her love I lied
Love will make a free man a prisoner
Make an honest man lie
Love can be tough, love can be tender
It's my only alibiTake this letter to Laredo, to one I love
Tell her to stay low, beneath the stars above
Her love is my only alibi, it's for her love I lied
Yeah, yeah, yeahTake this letter to Laredo, to the one I love
Tell her to stay low beneath the stars above
Her love is my only alibi, it's for her love I lied
Yeah, yeahTake this letter to Laredo
Tell her to stay low
Her love is my only alibi
It's for her love I lied
Yeah, yeahTake this letter to Laredo
Hey, hey, hey, hey
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