Steve Earle - What's A Simple Man To Do? Lyrics
(Steve Earle)Dear Graciela, I'm writin' this letterDeep in the night and I'm all aloneIt's nearly breakin' my heart to tell youI'm so far away from homeI know I said I'd never cross the borderI know I promised to return to youBut I lost my job in the maquiladoraWhat's a simple man to do?I met a man in TijuanaSaid he had a job for me to doStandin' on a corner in San DiegoWith a pocketful of red balloonsAll I wanted was a little moneyAll I needed was a week or twoI never even saw the police comin'What's a simple man to do?Tell my mamma that I said I'm sorryI know she didn't bring me up this wayAsk if she could light a candle for mePray that I'll come home somedayOh Graciela, won't you please forgive meI never meant to bring this shame to youI lost my job in the maquiladoraWhat's a simple man to do?