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Passing San Ysidro

from High Fences by James Edwyn & The Borrowed Band

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lyrics

I hear that song about the wind in your hair
Plays in the cabin it’s not freezing in there
It says the sun is all you need to have left
That keeps my head up as I struggle for breath

I’ll be passing San Ysidro in a little time
They can call it God’s country I can call it mine

I keep my head down I’m a demon to some
I hide my accent cause it shows where I come from
I find a criminal who pays me to wear
Out all my bones just keeping them in there

I’ll be passing San Ysidro in a little time
They can call it God’s country I can call it mine
I’ll be passing Lampedusa it don’t matter where
How can you call it God’s country then not want you there?
Cause they don’t let you in
They don’t let you in

He says son don’t you know you’re not meant to be here
And you got to go with it
This here land of the free; not for you it’s for me
Cause I can afford it
I said who put the line there, made the money run out there
Then blame us for trying?
If it was the other way round you’d be leaving your town
If your options were drying

I hear that song about the wind in your hair
It tells me nothing ‘bout the time that I spent there
It’s just a chorus spat out by a hack
They tease me with it as they’re sendin’ me back

I’ll be passing San Ysidro in a little time
They can’t call it God’s country I can’t call it mine
I’ll be passing Lampedusa it don’t matter where
How can you call it God’s country then not want you there?
Cause they don’t let you in
They don’t let you in

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from High Fences, released January 1, 2018
James Edwyn: Vocals & Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
Ronnie Gilmour: Electric Guitars
Emma Joyce: Vocals
Scott Keenan: Keyboards & Vocals
Neil McDonald: Drums
Ross McLaughlin: Bass

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James Edwyn & The Borrowed Band Glasgow, UK

Glasgow sextet James Edwyn & the
Borrowed Band stumbled on to the
scene 2013, their formation the
result of a series of unlikely
coincidences... Their music is a mix
of alt-country, indie/folk rock and
roots orientated Americana.

They have released two critically acclaimed albums, THE TOWER (2014) and HIGH Fences (2018). They are currently working on a third studio album. ... more

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