She met him one night in Laredo

Just a wild comanchero they say

They told her that he'd been an outlaw

And she'd have to send him away They warned her of toil and of hardships

And a life filled with heartaches and tears

Then one day he sent her a message

The one she'd been waiting to hear Meet me tonight in Laredo

Wait till the moon's hanging low

Meet me tonight in Laredo

We'll soon be in old Mexico That night as they slipped through the darkness

To the trail where their horses were tied

He whispered a prayer for tomorrow

That she would be safe by his side She smiled as they climbed in the saddle

And as swift as a wild prairie wind

They rode to the Madre Sierra

Repeating these words once again Meet me tonight in Laredo

Wait till the moon's hanging low

Meet me tonight in Laredo

We'll soon be in old Mexico Now in their own hacienda

In the glow of a soft candle light

The hands that once held a sixgun

Are holding their baby tonight She echoes his God will go with us

And at night when the moon's hanging low

She smiles as she fondly remembers

The words he had said long ago Meet me tonight in Laredo

Wait till the moon's hanging low

Meet me tonight in Laredo

We'll soon be in old Mexico