T here's a plac e so I've been told
Ev ery street is p aved with gold
And it's just acro ss the borderline
An d when it's tim e to take your turn
Th ere's a lesson tha t you must learn
Yo u may lose mor e tha n you'll ever hope to find
And w hen you rea ch that broken promised land
And al l yo ur dr eams slip though your hand
Yo u have learned i t's too late to change your mind
Ca use you pa y the price to come so far
Jus t to wind up whe re you are
And you 're still just a cross the borderline
U p and dow n The Ri o Grande
A thousand foot prints in the sand
Rev eal a secre t no one can define
Th e river roll s on like a breath
In between our life a nd death
Tell me who is ne xt to c ross that borderline
And when y ou re ach that broken promised land
And all you r dreams s lip though your hand
You'll k now it's too la te to change your mind
Cau se yo u pay the price to come so far
Just to wind up where you are
An d yo u're still just across the borderline