Federales on the border, with a wanted poster sign, with Jesse's picture on it, and he's runnin' out of time
Shot a boy in San Diego as he reached down for his gun
Thought he'd be a hero, well I'm really sorry for that son
But you ain't the first to try and die since Jesse jumped his bail
Had a thousand Federales waitin' and hell hounds on his trail
Father please forgive me for the evil that I do
If you get me safe to Mexico then I swear to you I'm through
And if redemption comes in a blaze of bullets, I guess that'd be fair
I ain't afraid to die, I just hope you hear this outlaw's prayer
Well he crossed the Rio Grande where the water was running low
He heard a Federale cry 'Jesse's down below!"
And he rode up the other side, blind into the night
When a bullet knocked him from his horse, and he crawled out of sight
And as he lay there tremblin', his blood spillin' down his shirt, he prayed to god almighty, layin' face down in the dirt
Father please forgive me for the evil that I do
If you get me safe to Mexico then I swear to you I'm through
And if redemption comes in a blaze of bullets, I guess that'd be fair
I ain't afraid to die, I just hope you hear this outlaw's prayer
Well he woke up in a mission layin' in a Padre's bed
Said the "Federales long gone, told em you were dead."
I buried you this mornin', I put your guns in the ground
I don't lie without a reason Jesse, best turn your life around
Why this cup pa**ed from your lips son, heaven only knows
Jesse said the only answer is "God was listenin' I suppose"
Father please forgive me for the evil that I do
If you get me safe to Mexico then I swear to you I'm through
And if redemption comes in a blaze of bullets, I guess that'd be fair
I ain't afraid to die, I just hope you hear this outlaw's prayer