She ain't got no papers, she got a belly and it's swellin' up her ankles
She had no idea four months ago when she left Costa Rica
Her boyfriend used to beat her. She said, "hit me one more time and I'm packing up my shit"
Oh, he didn't believe her. With a black eye she went out to find her escape
Ooh (oh no) she ain't coming back. She gave all her money to a man, a coyote in a van
But she had been lied to.
They said  a van to a boat, a boat to a car
a car to a plane and a plane to the stars
But it was mostly on foot through the rivers (oye!)
And it was mostly with God in the deserts (oye!)
It was like nothing they'd promised. Shut up or there's violence
Ooh (oh no) she ain't coming back. She gave all her money to a man, a coyote in a van
She ain't comin', she, she, she ain't comin'
She ain't comin, she, she
Did she make it here, oh we'll never know
If she's livin' here, yeah she's livin' low
And if you ask me if I've seen her
I'll say no 'cause blood's thicker than la Migra.
Do you know how hard it's gotta be
If you'd rather risk the chance of leaving clothes on trees
And if you still find it hard to see
Just think for a minute:
If you didn't have your freedom, what would you do to get it?
(ooh, oh no) She ain't comin' back. She gave all her money to a man, a coyote in a van.
(ooh, oh no) She ain't comin' back. She gave all her money to a man, a coyote in a van.
She ain't comin', she, she, she ain't comin'
She ain't comin'
She ain't comin' back, no
(she ain't comin', she, she, she ain't comin')
No, no
(she ain't comin')
She ain't comin' back. No, no
(she, she, she ain't comin')
Ooh... she ain't comin' back, no, no
(she, she, she ain't comin', she ain't comin')
She ain't comin' back
