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ACROSS THE BORDER
.by Tom Flannery
copyright 2006

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LOS ANGELES - Cardinal Roger Mahony more than two decades ago warned a priest suspected of abusing children not to return to California or face a possible investigation, referring to the man as a "psychopath," according to letters released Tuesday by a victims' group. In a letter dated Sept. 18, 1981, Mahony wrote to Munoz at the Tijuana diocese informing the priest of his dismissal. "For the spiritual and pastoral good of the people of the Dioceses of Stockton, please remain over there in Mexico," the letter said in Spanish.

Tonight they'll send me across the border
tell me to stay out of sight
said I should lose my collar
and only move at night
'cause they're looking for me in LA
trying to track me down
looking to stain my calling
with the dirt of my hometown
Jesus won't you lead me to the border...alright

Tonight they'll send me across the border
Mahoney wished me Godspeed
said I was bringing heat down on him
and he's got all that he needs
but he won't let them throw me in the water
legs tied down with a rock
he's always been good to me
a loyal shepherd to his flock
Jesus won't you lead me to the border...alright

heart starts palpitating
my legs they feel like rain
when the laughter of the children
comes back to me again
only love in my heart
only healing in my hands
and the curses of the fallen
who do not understand

Tonight they'll send me across the border
called me a psychopath
gave me a final blessing
and told me never to come back
but my children they still beckon
the poor and the alone
looking for a piece of heaven
they'll invite me in their home
Jesus won't you lead me to the border...alright
Jesus won't you lead me cross the border...alright
Jesus won't you lead me cross the border...alright