La camioneta gris [English translation]

A grey truck

with California plates

Pedro Màrquz and his girlfriend

were bringing it well prepared,

they were carrying a lot of dollars

to exchange for drugs.

It had racing wheels

with their rims well-chromed,

and a big well-tuned engine.

Pedro felt safe:

there's no federal traffic cop1,

that will catch me, I swear.

Their destination was Acapulco,

they had planned it like that

to enjoy a honeymoon and

to make good use of the return journey

with a hundred kilos of the powder

that they had hidden in the truck.

On the way back in Sinaloa

Pedro said to Inez

I'm going to see if anyone is following us

Now you know what has to be done,

get out you submachine gun

and make them disappear.

In Sonora ten carloads of

feds surrounded them.

Inés said to Pedro:

don't let us be trapped,

fly over them,

it's not the first time you're doing it.

Thet shouted to them using loudhailers,

helicopters on standby,

we have them well surrounded,

they had better stop.

Suddenly a train that was crossing

put an end to the two of them2.

1. Mexican Policía Federal de Caminos2. I guess they must have come to a stop on a railway crossing

• Artist:Los Tigres del Norte
• Album:Corridos prohibidos