Guns, Drugs & Money
TH1RT3EN
2011
Duration: 4:19
Track number: 5
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**
