West Side Of Town Lyrics - Singles - Tish Hinojosa

Felipe was a young boy when he crossed the Rio Grande 

Heading north to Texas where he grew into a man 

He fixed cars and worked the wars and raised a family 

San Antonio was home on the west side of town 

Young Maria dreamed of singing in a concert hall 

Past the plaza and the village church adobe wall 

Hard times stole her innocence but drove the woman's heart 

San Antonio bound to the west side of town 

She was proud and lived on faith 

He was strong in his own way 

They were pilgrims that made 

A good life the hard way 

Felipe lost his first wife in 1943 

7 growing children and desperately in need 

Maria came to look for work and found her destiny 

With one child of her own to the west side of town 

They were married, years went by and now we were 13 

Days were good and days were bad but mostly they were lean 

School and shoes and food and books, believin' in a prayer 

God must know His way 'round on the west side of town 

She was proud and lived on faith 

He was strong in his own way 

They were pilgrims that made 

A good life the hard way 

We would go to Mexico and Mama, she would cry 

For the things we'll never know, she had to leave behind 

Sisters, brothers know too well what memories can do 

Climbing up when you're down from the west side of town 

Daddy never owned a house but built a strong foundation 

Mama bought her own damn house with self determination 

They're both gone but I know that they're listening to this song 

'Neath the San Fernando ground on the west side of town 

She was proud and lived on faith 

He was strong in his own way 

They were pilgrims that made 

A good life the hard way 

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They were pilgrims that made 

A good life the hard way