Palm Trees and Cactuses

Palm trees and cactuses, I'm Mexican-American
Soy de la frontera, I'm a cultural experiment
Both sides of the border, yeah they treat me like an immigrant
Palm trees and cactuses, I'm Mexican-American

Mexican-American what you know bout my people?
Yeah I weigh myself in pounds, but buy tortillas by the kilo
Some of us listen to country, others listen to corridos
Mom and Dad played Chava Flores, but they also played The Beatles (Yuh)
Arizona tea, Q tacos, and Hot Cheetos
Yo voy pa la Stripes to get me a nice meal
I remember dollar movies on a Tuesday was the deal
Eatin' puro palomitas with the sauce Tapatío
Flow sick oouu it's true, got the cure VapoRu
Yeah they walk it like they talk it, but can't talk it like I do
Puro Spanglish (Tu-do-do) shout out cuh shout out fu
The whole crew full of takuaches man it's lookin like a zoo

Palm trees and cactuses, I'm Mexican-American
Soy de la frontera, I'm a cultural experiment
Both sides of the border, yeah they treat me like an immigrant
Palm trees and cactuses, I'm Mexican-American

Este es el corrido el corrido del valluco
North side Matamoros el vato es cuco
Por la frontera moviendo producto
Si saca el cuete te pega un susto
Anda pistiando con toda la flota
Tacos, de tripa, de tinga, y de trompa
Con tres traguitos el vato se aloqa
Tomando rum combinado con Coca
Otra, I'm eatin' beats up like tortas
Young frijolero, en el fuego se forja
Mexican-American la vida esta loca
But we live our lives, por aqui no hay de otra

Palm trees and cactuses, I'm Mexican-American
Soy de la frontera, I'm a cultural experiment
Tryna give my kids a better life just like my parents did
Palm trees and cactuses, I'm Mexican-American

You know it's crazy ya'll over here in the US
And people are like ah, 'che beaner
And then you go back to Mexico
And they're like 'iralo el gabacho
And you know you may not fit in here or there
But 956 baby this were we fit in
Baby this our shit right here