U.S. 85 Songtext
von Will Beeley

Running parallel with the railroad tracks
Down US 85
El Paso′s on the left
And Juarez on the right
I'm not sure this is the town
That Marty sang about
It′s more like Tom Thumb's Blues
With all the rain rung out
Lost souls at the mission
Where the sign says "Jesus Lives"
Tumbleweeds and forgotten graves
There's not much left to give
Cactus mixed with wooden markers
Where someone′s loved ones rest
Down at the rescue mission
They′re just rescuing what's left This ain′t Marty's "Border Town"
It ain′t Bob's "Easter′s Blues"
You just try to stay alive
There's nothing left to choose
You keep on driving down that highway
Down US 85
You got El Paso on the left
And got Juarez on the right
Looking across the river
Wondering what's on the other side
And someone′s looking back at me
With the same thought in their eyes
A lot of things run parallel
You can only wonder why
Down on that highway, US 85