Guns, Drugs & Money
TH1RT3EN
2011
Duration: 4:19
Track number: 5
Times played live: 55
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine, Johnny K
Music by: Dave Mustaine, Johnny K
Theme
A narrative song about a desperate individual caught in the dangerous environment of the US-Mexico border, specifically near Nuevo Laredo. It details the vicious cycle of the criminal underworld driven by the titular elements: **'Guns, drugs, and money'**. The climax involves the infamous choice of the cartels: **'Plata O Plomo, Gringo?'** (Silver or Lead).
Lyrics
Drinking cold cerveza in a boiling hot saloon
Chasing shots of tequila
Just about high noon
Outside nuevo laredo
Deep in no man's land
Become a killer or be killed
Face down in the rio grande
Poverty will turn the life of any good man bad
All love and mercy ever learned, he'll soon forget what he had
Guns, drugs, and money under the mexican sky
Guns, drugs, and money; pick your poison or you die
Guns, drugs, and money; a pistol pressed to his head
Choose silver and you're rich; you gonna die if you choose lead
He had a suitcase full of money
Plenty of ammo for his gun
The sweat rolls down his dirty face
His plans have all come undone
It's just a matter of time
No matter how he tries
He hears "plata o plomo, gringo?"
The last words before he dies
Musicians
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