San Miguel-The Charlie Daniels Band

[ti:San Miguel] [ar:The Charlie Daniels Band] [al:America, I Believe In You] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]San Miguel - The Charlie Daniels Band [01:00.31]Down near the village of old San Miguel [01:03.47]In a far away place by the sea [01:07.08]Lived Maria Consuela Manuel [01:10.32]A lady of high born degree [01:13.20]And she was sixteen a proud woman child [01:16.52]And I was a cowboy rambunctious and wild [01:19.89]But we fell in love by the tall mission bell [01:23.36]That stands in the village of old San Miguel [01:31.05]Her father was master of all he surveyed [01:33.16] [01:34.25]As rich as a king on his throne [01:37.62]When he found out about us he flew into a rage [01:41.14]And told me to leave her alone [01:43.99]He threatened my life and told all his man [01:47.30]This gringo must never see Maria again [01:50.84]But I found a way and I sent her a note [01:54.18]And I still remember all the words that I wrote [02:02.20]Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening [02:05.35]We'll slip away into the night [02:08.81]We'll cross the border at Nuevo Laredo [02:12.27]And together we'll start a new life [02:16.14]There's nothing here but heartaches and tears [02:19.24]And I don't even feel like a man [02:22.80]I'll saddle the horses and wait by the old Spanish trail [02:30.14]We'll leave our troubles behind us in old San Miguel [02:40.06]She slipped out of the shadows and into my arms [02:43.72]As the clock in the village struck ten [02:47.16]We crept through the alleys to the north side of town [02:50.40]And rode into the night like the wind [02:53.34]A full moon was shining the desert was still [02:56.62]Then I saw the vacaros riding over the hill [03:00.05]The rifle shots rang out the horses went down [03:03.71]And I saw Maria lying still on the ground [03:11.79]I knew the bullets had been meant for me [03:14.79]And the riders were coming on fast [03:18.24]As I held her I knew by the look in her eyes [03:21.60]That she'd soon be breathing her last [03:24.55]I whispered a prayer to heaven above [03:27.80]Cause the good Lord has mercy on people in love [03:31.06]Then she closed her eyes forever more [03:34.81]Via condios adios mi amore [03:42.69]Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening [03:45.94]We'll fly away into the night [03:48.99]We'll drift through the sky to sweet by and by [03:52.77]And together we'll find a new life [03:56.54]There's nothing here but heartaches and tears [03:59.66]And I don't even feel like a man [04:03.43]Wait in the moon light just over the old Spanish trail [04:10.52]We'll leave our troubles below us in old San Miguel [04:22.40] [05:52.16]Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening [05:55.27]We'll fly away into the night [05:58.85]We'll drift through the sky to sweet by and by [06:02.27]And together we'll find a new life [06:06.12]There's nothing here but heartaches and tears [06:09.37]And I don't even feel like a man [06:13.09]Wait in the moon light just over the old Spanish trail [06:19.86]We'll leave our troubles below us in old San Miguel [06:26.33]We'll leave our troubles below us in old San Miguel