El Paso-Marty Robbins

[ti:El Paso] [ar:Marty Robbins] [al:Marty Robbins - Stairway of Love] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]El Paso - Marty Robbins [00:10.06]Out in the West Texas town of El Paso [00:13.04] [00:13.62]I fell in love with a Mexican girl [00:17.87] [00:19.70]Nighttime would find me in Rosa's cantina [00:23.25]Music would play and Felina would whirl [00:26.99] [00:29.24]Blacker than night were the eyes of Felina [00:32.80]Wicked and evil while casting a spell [00:37.18] [00:38.87]My love was deep for this Mexican maiden [00:42.30]I was in love but in vain I could tell [00:46.37] [00:48.31]One night a wild young cowboy came in [00:51.92]Wild as the West Texas wind [00:59.80] [01:00.78]Dashing and daring a drink he was sharing [01:03.80]With wicked Felina the girl that I loved [01:07.89]So in anger I challenged his right for the love of this maiden [01:13.57]Down went his hand for the gun that he wore [01:17.84] [01:19.26]My challenge was answered in less than a heartbeat [01:22.71]The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor [01:27.68] [01:28.96]Out through the back door of Rosa's I ran [01:32.41]Out where the horses were tied [01:40.49] [01:41.10]I caught a good one it looked like it could run [01:44.47]Up on its back and away I did ride [01:48.27]Just as fast as I could from the West Texas town of El Paso [01:53.73]Out to the badlands of New Mexico [01:58.05] [01:59.87]Back in El Paso my life would be worthless [02:03.18]Everything's gone in life nothing is left [02:06.16] [02:09.17]It's been so long since I've seen the young maiden [02:12.40]My love is stronger than my fear of death [02:16.11] [02:18.53]I saddled up and away I did go [02:21.93]Riding alone in the dark [02:30.43]Maybe tomorrow a bullet will find me [02:33.92]Tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart [02:37.81]And at last here I am on the hill overlooking El Paso [02:43.35]I can see Rosa's Cantina below [02:47.72] [02:49.32]My love is strong and it pushes me onward [02:52.75]Down off the hill to Felina I go [02:56.90] [02:58.68]Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys [03:02.10]Off to my left ride a dozen or more [03:05.94] [03:08.05]Shouting and shooting I can't let them catch me [03:11.45]I have to make it to Rosa's back door [03:15.51] [03:17.33]Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel [03:20.70]A deep burning pain in my side [03:28.52] [03:29.36]Though I am trying to stay in the saddle [03:32.74]I'm getting weary unable to ride [03:36.64]But my love for Felina is strong and I rise where I've fallen [03:41.92]Though I am weary I can't stop to rest [03:46.43] [03:48.11]I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle [03:51.50]I feel the bullet go deep in my chest [03:56.17] [03:57.43]From out of nowhere Felina has found me [04:01.02]Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side [04:04.95] [04:06.86]Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for [04:10.29]One little kiss then Felina good-bye