He said life on the border is a little bit rough If you're gonna love me you gotta be tough Beyond the law anything goes When you're livin' on the edge of Mexico I heard all he said but I didn't believe Not till I tried to keep him close to me He rode away in a cloud of dust Chasing Laredo and lady luck His bags were full of who knows what I knew what I had to do Girls ride horses too I rode all day tracking him down Spent the night on dangerous ground Smelling the smoke of a distant fire Feeling the flame of my desire But nothing in the desert is what it seems All that I know is in my dreams He rode away in a cloud of dust Chasing Laredo and lady luck His bags were full of who knows what I knew what I had to do Girls ride horses too I crossed the river as the sun came up Drank his tequila from his silver cup Traded his bags for a sack of gold And got a little taste of Mexico If he's gonna love me he's gotta get tough Life on the border is a little bit rough He rode away in a cloud of dust Chasing Laredo and lady luck His bags were full of who knows what I did what I had to do Girls ride horses too He rode away in a cloud of dust Chasing Laredo and lady luck His bags were full of who knows what I did what I had to do Girls ride horses too Girls ride horses too Girls ride horses too I did what I had to do Girls ride horses too I love to ride em too