Midnight near the border trying to
Cross the Rio Grande
Runnin' with coyotes to where the
Streets are paved with gold
You're diving underwater when you
Hear the helicopters
Knowing it's all been less than worthless
If you run into patrols
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 though it may not be a lot, but
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
It's 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
Bot you void 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 though it may not be a lot
You got to
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
Or drinking down cerveza where the
Lights are very low
Your mind may start to wander when
You think about your village
Or 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 though it may not be a lot
You got to
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