Written with Jacques Levy, it is one of the long story songs on Desire, with a chorus sung partly in Spanish.
The words
An outlaw flees across Mexico with the woman he loves, haunted by the man he has killed.
The narrator is a man on the run in Mexico, riding with his lover after shooting a man, and dreaming of the quiet life they will have once they reach safety. The song unfolds like a western film, with dust, heat, a fiesta and the constant sense of pursuit, until the ending turns dark and uncertain. Its chorus breaks into Spanish as he reassures her. The violin, accordion-like textures and harmonies give it a cinematic, border-town feel.
Words by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen and watch
The words
An outlaw flees across Mexico with the woman he loves, haunted by the man he has killed.
The narrator is a man on the run in Mexico, riding with his lover after shooting a man, and dreaming of the quiet life they will have once they reach safety. The song unfolds like a western film, with dust, heat, a fiesta and the constant sense of pursuit, until the ending turns dark and uncertain. Its chorus breaks into Spanish as he reassures her. The violin, accordion-like textures and harmonies give it a cinematic, border-town feel.
Words by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1976
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