down in piedras negras you gotta watch yourself
there's a whole lotta hungry people lookin to share some wealth
and when the oilfield's busted and the peso takes a dive
stay off the side streets if you wanna come back alive
yo no busca nada i'm just standin here
mindin my own business
gonna get back outta here
back to the safe side
back to the safe side
and at the base of the barstool there's a drain in the floor
you better not go in there
if you don't know what that's for
it's no place to take your lady
she'll get the evil eye
sizin up their prospects
sharpin up their knives
no me gusta nada
yo no queiro ver
once i get across this river
never gonna go back there
stayin on the safe side
stayin on the safe side
yo no fuma mota yo no quiero ver
once i getacross this river
never gonna go back there
up in san antonio all the pretty people know
they better stay off of the west side where the black tar flows
they hide in their sheltered enclaves up around olmos park
they got their own policeman so they can stay out way past dark
back down in piedras negras
the children play with dirt
we keep our pistols loaded so we don't get hurt
no importa a nadie
it's always been that way
never gonna get no different
long as we got our say
stay on the safe side
stay on the safe side
no me gusta nada
it's always been that way
never gonna get no different long as we got our way
stay on the safe side
stay on the safe side
stay on the safe side
stay on the safe side