[Verse 1] Theres a sunny little country south of Mexico Where the winds are gentle and the waters flow But breezes arent the only things that blow In El Salvador [Verse 2] If you took the little lady for a moonlight drive Odds are still good youd come back alive But everyone is innocent until they arrive In El Salvador [Chorus] If the rebels take a bus on the grand highway The government destroys a village miles away The man on the radio says Now well play South of the Border And in the morning the natives say Were happy you have lived another day Last night a thousand more passed away In El Salvador [Verse 3] Theres a television crew here from ABC Filming Rio Lempe and the refugees Calling murdered children the tragedy Of El Salvador [Verse 4] Before the government camera twenty feet away Another man is asking for continued aid Food and medicine and hand grenades For El Salvador [Chorus] Theres a thump, a rumble, and the buildings sway A soldier fires the acid spray The public address system starts to play South of the Border You run for cover and hide your eyes You hear the screams from paradise Theyve fallen further than you realize In El Salvador [PostChorus] La la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la Ooh [Verse 5] Just like Poland is protected by her Russian friends The junta is assisted by Americans And if sixty million dollars seems too much to spend In El Salvador [Verse 6] They say for half a billion they could do it right Bomb all day and burn all night Until theres not a living thing upright In El Salvador [Chorus] Theyll continue training troops in the USA And watch the nuns that got away And teach the military bands to play South of the Border And kill the people to set them free Who put this price on their liberty? Dont you think its time to leave El Salvador?
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