IntroVerse 1I Was Born In The City Of CeyalaDeep In The Heartland Of MexicoThere's Work To Be Had In The Monkey Of DoorsBut I Was Young And I Had To GoVerse 2There Must Have Been Troubles And TrialsI Only Remember The River Was LowOn The Other Side, I Caught A Ride North To San AntonioVerse 3I Had A Cousin Of Mine On A Carpenter CrewI Lied To His Boss And He Put Me OnI Hadn't A Clue What To DoAnd He Knew, But I Called OnVerse 4In The Swing Of A Hammer A Lifetime Flew ByI Raised A Family, But Now I'm AloneVoy A Volver A Celaya, I'm Going Back HomeInstrumental BreakVerse 5I Had My Own Crew Before I Turned TwentyI Began Building A Life Brick By BrickI Did Alright And A Contract Sponsored MeAnd I Got My CitizenshipVerse 6I Married Fair Graciela, His DaughterSoon There Were Children And Now They're All GrownTwo Of Our Boys Went To Fight In AfghanistanOne Of Them Didn't Come HomeVerse 7They Were Raised To Believe In This CountryThat I Barely Recognize NowImmigrants Amassed In The Night Without WarningThe Children Screamed When They Knocked The Doors DownVerse 8Then The Angels Took My GracielaNothing Else Here For Me Now That She's Gone"Voy A Volver A Celaya"I'm Going Back HomeOutro"Voy A Volver A Celaya"I'm Going Back Home
