No Gringo - Vienna Teng

Oh, Arizona’s burning, they say the fence turned round

And now the razor wire keeps us out

Mother says with luck we’ll sleep under a roof tonight

Father says in the truck we’ll be crushed in tight

Oh Chicago, don’t forget me as the miles between us grow

Keep the maple tree carved with the name of my love

The hills we would sled race down

Lake Michigan stay endless and painted in sky goodbye

Mother says years ago the whole world was ours to rule

Father says let it go those days are gone for good

All the signs read no gringo but somehow we’ll find our way

Maybe waiting at dawn by the factory doors

Sun burnt and bent in the fields

Hey don’t turn us in, we’ll be silent as the grave, as time

No gringo, no gringo aquí

Words as levies against the flood

Hoy cerrado, there’s too many to feed

Room for only our own kind, our own blood

No gringo, no gringo aquí

You have stayed in this land for too long

Tan amargo but there’s no time to grieve

You just pack up your things and move on

And move on, and move on