[Verse 1]
I was bringin' in their cocaine
'Cross the Texas-Mexico line
They don't like what I was doin'
But I lose no sleep at night
I was just runnin' off an old debt
Then I'd take some time
And find someplace far away

[Chorus]
Heaven to hell, my friends
Just a short jump in the stakes
And one false move's all it takes

[Verse 2]
On the streets of south Texas
I made my straight time
Workin' nights and pissin' in a cup
For my man down on State
Now I roll down the window
And let in the cool, clear desert night
And that cold feelin' of my luck runnin' out

[Chorus]
You get just so much dry ground
'Fore the water rushes ovеr the breaks
And one falsе move's all it takes
[Bridge]
Got a son in El Paso
I couldn't find the steady ground
You run outta room and answers
And your old mistakes start comin' 'round
Five years in Tamaulipas
Make you sick inside
The way you get used to anything
Sooner or later, it just becomes your life

[Verse 3]
Headlights flashin' cross my face
The sound of a pilgrim's horn fadin' south
I reach 'neath the seat in the dark
Then come that dry taste in my mouth
Above the black stars wheelin'
Inside's that sick, warm, sinkin' feeling
Taillights movin' through the high desert pine
Someone waitin' in the hills 'neath the shadow line

[Chorus]
You get your measure of daylight
'Fore the evenin' that waits
Just one false move away