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He lay his Cblanket underneaGth the freeCway G
as the eCvening skyG grew darCk
took a sniff of toncGho from his coke cCan G
and headed thDrough Balboa PaCrk
where the men in MGercedeCs G
come niCghtly to emGploy C
in the cool San DGiego evenCing G
the servDices of the border boCys C G C G D C G
He gCrew up near the zGona nortCe
wGith the hustlers and sCmugglers he hGung out withC
he swallowed their balGloons of cCocaineG
brought 'em crDoss the 12th street sCtrip
sleeping inG a shCelterG
Cif the night gGot too colCd
runnin' fromG the miCgra G
oDf the border patrCol C G C G D C G
Past the SCalvage yard 'Gcross the tCrain trackGs
and in tChrough the Gstorm draiCn
they stretched their blanketsG out neath the CfreewaGy
and eDach one took a namCe
there was Cx-man and cocGhese
liCttle spider his sGneakers covered in Criver mud
they come nCorth to CalifoGrnia
end uDp with the poison in their blCood C G C G D C
He did Em7what he had to do for mGoney
sometimes he sent home what hDe could sparCe
the rEm7est went to hi-top sneakers Cand toncho
and jGeans like the gavDatchos weaGr
one nCight the border paGtrol swept 12Cth streGet
a big cCar come fast dGown the boulevarCd
spider stood caught inG it's headlCightGs
got hDit and went down hCard
as the cCar sped away spideGr held his sCtomachG
limped to his bClanket 'neath theG underpasCs
lie there tasting hGis own blood oCn his toGngue
closed his eDyes and listened to the cars
rushin bCy so fGast C G
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