ONE MILE APART
(Lisa Aschmann / Michael Johnson / Karen Taylor-Good)
Michael Johnson - 2000


My name is Mary Francis and I live in El Paso
In a large house on Mt. Franklin, I have quite a view
I can see the desert, pecan trees in the valley
Those little shacks in Juarez, yes I can see them too

My name is Juan Contreras and from my home in Juarez
I can see El Paso and the houses of the rich
I leave my children sleeping to earn a few pesetas
Selling red pistachios to the tourists on the bridge

CHORUS:
Which side of the river, did someone flip a coin
It's sad enough to break a river's heart
How can there be so much distance between us
When our houses are one mile apart

My house is Spanish stucco, it has a blue Jacuzzi
Four bedrooms and a fireplace, a swimming pool with heat
My house is brown adobe, I don't have running water
I don't have indoor plumbing, or pavement on my street

CHORUS