Dedicated to Hector Clark and Eduardo Rojas Jr. (died May 12, 2011 Gila Bend, AZ), to my “illegal” students who have taught me so much, and to all who have suffered amid the lines that humans draw in the Sonoran dirt.
lyrics
It was one fine day on the border in May
Eduardo and Hector patrolled the railway
Bales of hope were smuggled with dope
But this steelway conflict would end in dismay
Thunderclouds of love at Gila Bend
Union Pacific rails divided these men
Union Pacific steel decided their end
Railways and borders take us away
Our families and brothers lives will pay
Train tracks were the line between life and death
But its the wall that confines and hinders our breath
Thunderclouds of love at Gila Bend
Union Pacific rails divided these men
Union Pacific steel decided their end
How many more lines
How many more lives
Eduardo and Hector fell for these crimes
Na na na na na na na na na.
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