There’s a brown-skinned woman
baby on her side, walking
to the borderline.
Hope and fear
written on her face
crossing the desert
for 40 long days
She left behind
the only home she’d known
back in El Salvador
There she buried her only son
who died from gangs
and guns
Chorus #1
But the borderline is
made of bricks and barbed-wire
. . . to keep her in her place
what she needs
is a heart-shaped key
to open up the gate
. . . . A heart shaped key
ohh, ohhh
v2
River of blood
runs through her town
gotta out
before it all comes down
By the grace of god
she’ll make a new life
across the borderline
I dream of her
coming into view
at the border of Mexico
I dream of her
reach for her hand
across the Rio Grande
Chorus #2
But the borderline is
made of bricks and barbed-wire
. . . they’ll take her baby away
what she needs
is a heart-shaped key
to open up the gate
. . . . A heart shaped key
ohh, ohhh
Interlude (oooos)
Chorus #1
credits
released October 28, 2019
Rosanne Olson: lyrics and song; Jed Myers, guitar solos, Kimberly Newland, producer and engineer
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Introspective pop songs with transcendent melodies offer a joyful meditation on staying present in a world that often moves too fast. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 16, 2023