For a change I headed south across the border For the pesos and a different horse to ride I'd be back to make the rodeo in Waco But that was long before I saw them dark brown eyes With long black hair and English bad and broken Her body said the words she couldn't find As I hung on every word she left unspoken The question started leaning on mind Chorus: RODEO OR MEXICO THEY BOTH CAN KEEP A COWBOY SATISFIED RODEO OR MEXICO THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW TO DECIDE IS JUST GET ON AND RIDE We danced all night beneath that sheet of cotton And you just don't tell a girl like that goodbye But the cowboy life ain't easily forgotten Though lying there I couldn't help but wonder why Repeat Chorus The morning found the answer dawning on me As I woke up to the sharp end of a knife He was screaming at the woman hanging on me Does anybody know the Spanish word for wife? Repeat Chorus