Verse 1

I flew down to Cancún with a cheap suitcase

Sunburned skin and a dumb grin on my face

Salt in the air, tequila on ice

One drink turned to four, turned to rolling the dice

Neon bar lights, sweating in the heat

Music so loud I couldn’t feel my feet

That’s when she smiled from the end of the room

Long dark hair and a midnight perfume

Verse 2

I woke up blindfolded, tied to a chair

Cold concrete and guns in the air

Men talking low in a language I knew

Said, “You wanna live, you’ll do what we tell you to do”

Packets in my stomach, fear in my chest

Promise me freedom, threat of the rest

I shook my head yes, didn’t make a sound

Just a scared little tourist way out of bounds

Chorus

Beautiful woman with a dangerous smile

Met her in Cancún, thought I’d stay a while

She said, “Trust me, baby,” then walked away

That’s the night I learned

Never trust the DEA

Verse 3

Dallas airport, fluorescent white

Heart beating drums in the dead of night

Customs line moving slow as sin

Then the dog sat down and locked right in

I broke for the exit, ran past the gate

Slipped on the floor, man, it sealed my fate

Steel on my wrists, tile on my face

That’s when I saw her step into the place

Verse 4

Badge on her belt, same eyes, same stare

Same damn woman from that bar down there

I yelled, “You set me up!” she didn’t blink

Just read me my rights and watched me sink

Two DEA, cool and calm

Like this was always part of the plan

I learned one truth as the cell door slammed

Vacation dreams turn to contraband

Chorus

Beautiful woman with a dangerous smile

Met her in Cancún, thought I’d stay a while

She said, “Trust me, baby,” then walked away

That’s the night I learned

Never trust the DEA

Outro

Sun goes down on a prison wall

Funny how fast a good time falls

If you hear this song, learn from me

Watch your drinks…

And never trust the DEA