Caesar called for a census,
The boss wanna know what's going on
So Joseph and Mary hit the road
With Mary nigh on nine month's gone
And you know we're talking about a hell of a walk
And they had no place to stay,
They tried the inns and the hotels
The message was plain as day
You get no refuge no respite and no sanctuary here
No refuge no respite and no sanctuary here
Juan had his Juanita
And a baby boy they named Miguel
On the other side of the line is heaven
On this side is a living hell
So you do what it takes
To pick-up stakes and try to escape the drought
But when you get to the border the I.N.S
They've got the welcome wagon out
You get no refuge no respite and no sanctuary here
No refuge no respite and no sanctuary here
Now you got your haves and your have nots
And almost nothing in between
Religion they preach about loving your brother
But they run 'em out of Bowling Green
Now there's a lot of folks looking over the edge
Of that plate we've piled so high
When they all decide to come over the border
Time to kiss it all good bye
There'll be no refuge no respite and no sanctuary here
No refuge no respite and no sanctuary here
No refuge no respite and no sanctuary here
No refuge no respite and no sanctuary here
No sanctuary here
No sanctuary here