What Happens In El Paso Stays In El Paso

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Sweet little puppy dogs are usually my friends
But the handcuffs made it hard to show affection
They sniffed my car while the officers tore it apart

Crossed the border into New Mexico
Never left the States, just my Texas plates
Had nothing to hide, just chasing that Rocky Mountain high

I'd never felt so important
How many tax dollars can this be?
Such a brisk investigation
Into a little old guy like me

I guess they did not take kindly
To my trying to save some time
By skipping around the roadblock they had set up

Pardon me, Sir
There must be some misunderstanding
Yes, I will be happy to lie face down on the ground
With my hands behind my head
Just in case you might decide
That you're getting itchy, feel like firing off a round

Sweet little puppy dogs are usually my friends
But on this fine summer day
I was wishing them away as the sweat rolled down my back

Stood me up and shook my hand
No hard feelings, you're a free man
I'm getting out of here and I ain't never looking back

They say what happens in El Paso
Just needs to stay in El Paso
They say what happens in El Paso
What happens in El Paso

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from What Happens In El Paso, released July 23, 2023

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