Josie Escalido Songtext
von Casey Donahew Band

Josie Escalido, she lived south of the border
In a church her grand-daddy′s daddy built
A little catholic mission where she would spend her days wishin'
That he would come along and she′d be saved

Jimmy was an outlaw and outcast from the bad lands
He rode a horse as black as his heart
Stayed, hopped up on mezcal, chased whiskey with saloon gals
But he never could get Josie off his mind

And he said, "Meet me after midnight
I'll be riding hard and fast
And our love is like a slow dance
I'm just tryin′ to make it last
And I′m laying down my six guns
And surrendering my heart
And it'll be a rosary, sangria, tequila and a cross
Outlaws, angels and the lost"


Jimmy married Josie in that little mountain chapel
And made a vow to Josie and to God
He′d turn from his wicked ways and leave behind his outlaw days
And pray for forgiveness from his sins

But the past is like a storm that crashes in from the north
Rolls south with the posse set on death
Blood all over Jimmy's hands and Josie lying in the desert sand
With a bullet that tore Jimmy′s heart in two

And he screamed, "Meet me after midnight
I'll be riding hard and fast
And our love is like a slow dance
I′m just tryin' to make it last
And I'm laying down my six guns
And surrendering my heart
It′ll be a rosary, sangria, tequila and a cross
Outlaws, angels and the lost"

When you′re searching for the devil
Turns out he's not hard to find
He rides a horse as black as his heart
Hell and fire with two-six guns
A black horse on a dead end run
When he rode into the rangers camp at dawn


Jimmy buried Josie in the ashes of that chapel
Left the rangers lying in the sun
Rode out towards the bad lands
And maybe God will understand
That sometimes even angels will get lost

And he cried, "Meet me after midnight
I′ll be riding hard and fast
And our love is like a slow dance
I'm just tryin′ to make it last
And I'm laying down my six guns
And surrendering my heart
It′ll be a rosary, sangria, tequila and a cross
Outlaws, angels and the lost"