[Verse 1]
Horses runnin’ through the night, beneath the Texas sky
Moonlight dancing on the manes, he makes a midnight ride
Just south of the border, across the Rio Grande
Is the girl he loves in Mexico, he swears he’ll take her hand[Pre-Chorus]
Her father doesn’t like him and he swears she’ll never go
If you cross the border, you won’t leave Mexico[Chorus]
Heaven’s out there waiting but he’ll have to ride through hell
Horses full of fire, a pistol full of shells
Hell to him is living without her by his side
So live or die he’s gotta try to make this midnight ride
Yeah, live or die he’s gotta try to make this midnight ride[Verse 2]
He told her that he’d find her on the north side of the mine
And through the night she walks along toward the Texas line
He pulls her close to kiss her lips and says it’s time to go
And climbs upon his horse again, spurs him on for home[Pre-Chorus]
Her father’s men are waiting there, just outside of town
Bullets fill the moonlit sky, hoofbeats hit the ground

[Chorus]
Heaven’s out there waiting but he’ll have to ride through hell
Horses full of fire, a pistol full of shells
Hell to him is living without her by his side
So live or die he’s gotta try to make this midnight ride
Yeah, live or die he’s gotta try to make this midnight ride[Bridge]
She could almost taste the freedom
She could smell the smoking guns
She looked back and he was bleeding
But she made those horses runIt was three more miles to Texas
The journey’s far from done
She took the reins and she was leading
Said, just hold on, my love[Chorus]
Heaven’s out there waiting but we’ll have to ride through hell
Horses worn and tired, the pistol’s out of shells
Hell would be just living without you by my side
So live or die we’ve gotta try to make this midnight ride
Yeah, live or die we’ve gotta try to make this midnight ride