The other respondent is correct in that it is filled with metaphors and while this may not answer your question, I thought you might be interested in what little knowledge I had on the background of the song. In front of God and everybody i politely blew my cool. I politely blew my cool. Makes a fool out of a man. Makes a fool out of a man. It's hard to hear the words, but they don't make sense to me. Gettin' busted by the man. Don't mind me just keep on talking So I gave him another dollar and he sent over the match. "The Mexican police wore me out with a power hose and then threw me in a tiny cell by myself. Do I have to wear a 10 gallon hat and **** kickers to play country music? And the law leaves you alone. Ain't no way to understand So, his reference to Louise is about his not learning earlier in life to know when not to cross the line, which he did, in front of God and everyone, in Mexico and landed in jail. “Ain’t no God in this place”, My song, “Aint no God in Mexico” which Waylon Jennings recorded on Honky Tonk Heroes, is based on that week of my life.". Where the women folks are friendly. Down the road a ways i've heard said a new day's coming on, Where the women folks are friendly and the law leaves you alone, I'll believe it when i see it and i haven't seen it yet, Don't mind me just keep on talking i'm just looking for my hat, There ain't no God in Mexico,ain't no way to understand, How that border crossing feeling makes afool out of a man, If i'd never felt the sunshine then i would not curse the rain, If my feet could fit a railroad track,i guess i'd been a train, Me and Louise Higgins-Botham used to chase across the yard, Back in 1947 that's when more than times were hard, Well pity me i didn't find the line in time like a fool, In front of God and everybody i politely blew my cool, Ain't no God in Mexico,ain't no comfort in the king, When you're down in Madamoris getting busted by the man, If i'd never felt the sunshine,Hell i would not curse the rain, If i hadn't been railroaded well i guess i'd been a train, When you're down in Matamoros getting busted by the man. Do young adults love their Country. "Ain't No God In Mexico". I'll believe it when I see it Why do a lot of country songs have this sound ? I managed to hide a few bucks on my person before they shook me down. There ain't no God in Mexico, ain't no way to understand How that border crossing feeling makes a fool out of a man If I hadn't seen the sunshine, I would not cuss the rain If my feet could've fit a railroad track, I guess I'd been a train Verse 2: Me and Louise Higginbotham used to chase across the yard Waylon Jennings Lyrics. Chorus 2: Ain't no God in Mexico,ain't no comfort in the king. Sen. 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Hell, I would not curse the rain If my feet could fit a railroad track,i guess i'd been a train. Every night the three of us walked across the border to check out the bars in Matamoros. I was in there for about a week. If I'd never felt the sunshine Hell, I would not curse the rain If my feet could fit a railroad track I guess I'd been a train. I have his auobiogrphy and in it , he says he wrote the song or was inspired to write it from a weeklong experience he had in Mexico which he was in jail. Well, pity me I didn't find If you are interested in reading it, email me. When you're down in Madamoris And I haven't seen it yet. “This a bad place to be” I thought to myself. Gettin' busted by the man. And the law leaves you alone. And I haven't seen it yet What is he talkin' about? Used to chase across the yard Billy Joe Shaver wrote the song. It's full of inuindo's, and is rather raunchy, but it -does- make sense. Where the women folks are friendly A new day's coming on How that border crossing feeling Verse 1: D E Down the road a ways i've heard said a new day's coming on A D Where the women folks are friendly and the law leaves you alone E I'll believe it when i … Down the road a ways I've heard said When you're down in Matamoros getting … Ain't no comfort in the kin There ain't no God in Mexico In front of God and everybody Before you even know it, you're in a lot more trouble than you ever would of thunk. Me and Louise Higgins-Botham used to chase across the yard. Me and Louise Higgins Botham There ain't no God in Mexico,ain't no way to understand. They called my parents to try to get some money out of them, but my stepfather wouldn’t go my bail. A new day's coming on. This makes a lot of sense in a very... adult sort of way. If I'd never felt the sunshine See we're talking about the idea that In Mexico, the laws are not as strict, and things can happen pretty quick like. How that border crossing feeling makes afool out of a man. I guess I'd been a train. http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Aint-No-God... What’s a good either country or classic rock song ? There ain't no God in Mexico, ain't no way to understand How that border-crossing feeling makes a fool out of a man If I'd never felt the sunshine, hell I would not curse the rain If my feet could fit a railroad track, I guess I'd-a been a train Me and Louise Higginbotham used to chase across the yard Thank ya. I guess I'd been a train. Verse 2 is kind of an example, but when you think about Mexico, this time he's not talking about traveling, he's talking about getting naughty with the girl he was chasing around. There ain't no God in Mexico Ain't no way to understand How that border crossing feeling Makes a fool out of a man. And the law leaves you alone. He got railroaded by the other guy in jail for a cigarette and matches. More than times were hard. Do Millennials in America love their Country? Verse 1: D E Down the road a ways i've heard said a new day's coming on A D Where the women folks are friendly and the law leaves you alone E I'll believe it when i see it and i haven't seen it yet B E Don't mind me just keep on talking i'm just looking for my hat Chorus 1: A E There ain't no God in Mexico,ain't no way to understand A How that border crossing feeling makes afool out of a man E If i'd never felt the … If i'd never felt the sunshine then i would not curse the rain. If my feet could fit a railroad track I'm just looking for my hat. Jay Berndt Sings Waylon For Jessica ℗ 2011 Rusty Knuckles Released on: 2011-10-11 Auto-generated by YouTube. I'll believe it when I see it. Back in 1947 that's when I politely blew my cool. Still have questions? Join Yahoo Answers and get 100 points today. I gave him a dollar and he passed the cigarette over to me. More than times were hard. Waylon Jennings - Ain't No God In Mexico Lyrics. Don't mind me just keep on talking. Most of the other prisoners didn’t speak English, but the guy in the next cell understood me one day when I asked him for a cigarette. Before I could strike it, he said, “Don’t strike it on the wall—you need to use a special surface for the match to work” It was a safety match, so I had to pay another dollar for the striker to light the match. Get your answers by asking now.