Will Hoge - The illegal line

Wel^Eml I must have walked for^G fourteen^Em days All^Em that I could carry and ^GI made my^Em way To ^Emthe new holy land not a ^Ggrand ^Dparade Snu^Emck across the border to the^G U.S.^EmA.

Di^Emdn't take too long for me to ^Gfind som^Eme work Jus^Emt stood there waitin round in the^G Texas^Em dirt And^Em now I lay concrete the way I^G did bac^Dk home Fro^Emm 6 am until the ^Glight is ^Emgone

The^Emn it's back to the hotel drink a ^Gcase of^Em beer One^Em for every person that's^G livin'^Em here Fou^Emr dollars an hour but ^Gnobody^D moans Cau^Emse it's three fifty more than we can ^Gget bac^Emk home

The^Emn I send the money back down to^G my sweet^Em wife So ^Emshe can tell my children '^Gbout a bet^Emter life Pap^Ema's tryin hard just to m^Gake it ^Dfine Fif^Emty miles north of that i^Gllegal ^Emline

L^Emate one night they came in th^Grough t^Emhe door W^Emith guns and lights screamin'^G get on t^Emhe floor The^Emy cuffed us up tight and hauled^G us all ^Daway Cou^Emldn't hardly understand a singl^Ge word the^Emy'd say

Ear^Emly next mornin' judg^Ge drug us^Em in He ^Emstared us all down just li^Gke guilty^Em men He ^Emsaid any of you boys got a th^Ging to ^Dsay? I a^Emsked him what would he do if he ^Gwas in my^Em place

He ^Emsaid there's rules boy and this jus^Gt aint th^Eme way And^Em I said sometimes a starvin' family j^Gust can't^Em wait But^Em he slammed down his gavel now^G I'm doin^D time Fif^Emty miles north of that ^Gillegal l^Emine Fif^Emty miles north of that ^Gillegal l^Emine-eeeeee