Alien (Hold On To Your Dreams)

Midnight near the border
 Trying to cross the Rio Grande
 Runnin' with coyotes
 To where the streets are paved with gold
 Diving underwater
 When you hear the helicopter
 Knowing it's all been less than worthless
 If you see the border patrol
 Hiding in the shadows
 So scared that you want to scream
 But you dare not make a sound
 If you want to hold on to your dreams
 Hold on, it may not be a lot
 Hold on, 'cause you know it's all you got
 No matter the consequences
 Or the fear that grips your senses
 You have got to hold on to your dreams
 Down at Western Union
 Sending cash back to your family
 Drinking down cerveza
 Where the lights are very low
 Your mind may start to wander
 When you think about your village
 The woman that you love so much
 Who's still in Mexico
 At just two bucks an hour
 There is little to redeem this life
 Except that in your mind you're tryin'
 To hold on to your dreams
 Hold on, it may not be a lot
 Hold on, 'cause you know it's all you got
 No matter the consequences
 Or the fear that grips your senses
 You have got to hold on to your dreams
 City of the Angels
 With its bright light fascination
 Only adds to the confusion
 That your mind must now endure
 The gringos take advantage
 When they know that you're illegal
 You avoid la policía
 Like a plague that can't be cured
 Paying la mordida
 You find out just what pollo means
 But you dare not file complaints
 If you want to hold on to your dreams
 Hold on, it may not be a lot
 Hold on, 'cause you know it's all you got
 No matter the consequences
 Or the fear that grips your senses
 You have got to hold on to your dreams
 Hold on, it may not be a lot but I'm holding on
 'Cause you know it's all you got
 No matter the consequences
 Or the fear that grips your senses
 You have got to hold on to your dreams
 Hold on, it may not be a lot but I'm holding on
 'Cause you know it's all you got
 No matter the consequences
 Or the fear that grips your senses
 You have got to hold on to your dreams, yeah