50 Best Country Songs About El Paso
Top Country Tracks Connected to El Paso
There’s a strange kind of pull when a place carries its own soundtrack, and El Paso has that baked into its bones. Dust on the horizon, long stretches of road where the sun feels heavier than it should, and a skyline that shows up in verses like an old friend you only see in passing. The right country track drops you into that landscape without warning. It’s not nostalgia exactly, not longing either, but a muddled mix of both. The feeling hits in the slow drawl of a fiddle or a lyric that lingers a beat too long, the way certain towns do in your head long after you’ve left.
El Paso in song is rarely dressed up. The streets hum with their own rhythm, and singers catch it without sanding down the rough edges. Some tracks sprawl like a road trip, others tighten in on a single corner, a single night. It’s music that lets the grit show, where voices carry the weight of miles and choices, sometimes in the same verse. You can hear it in old legends and newer voices that slip the city into a chorus as if it was always meant to be there. These aren’t pop, rock, country, and R&B songs polished for easy listening. They’re snapshots in sound, marked with heat and dust.
Not every El Paso song feels the same. Some lean into the romance, some into the ache, and some burn with restless energy that can’t stay put. The city works as a backdrop for long goodbyes, sudden turns, and the kind of stories you can’t shake even when you try. These tracks keep that restless heartbeat alive, carrying the border town’s spirit straight through the speakers. Here are the best country songs tied to El Paso.
Top 10 El Paso Country Songs
1. 'El Paso'—Marty Robbins
2. 'Feleena From El Paso'—Marty Robbins
3. 'El Paso City'—Marty Robbins
4. 'Running Gun'—Marty Robbins
5. 'The Seashores of Old Mexico'—Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson
6. 'New Life In Old Mexico'—Robert Earl Keen
7. 'Poncho and Lefty'—Townes Van Zandt
8. 'Gallo del Cielo'—Jason Boland
9. 'Ain't No God In Mexico'—Waylon Jennings
10. 'The Juarez Device'—Terry Allen
El Paso Texas Country Music #11—20
11. 'South of the Border'—Patsy Cline
12. 'Mexican Home'—John Prine
13. 'Blame It On Mexico'—George Strait
14. 'Mexican Minutes'—Brooks & Dunn
15. 'Refried Dreams'—Tim McGraw
16. 'Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico'—Johnny Rodriguez
17. 'Old Mexico'—Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
18. 'I Got Mexico'—Eddy Raven
19. 'Wild Gods of Mexico'—Ray Wylie Hubbard
20. 'Think I'll Go To Mexico'—Gary P. Nunn
El Paso Songs and Western Ballads #21—30
21. 'Mexican Blackbird'—Jesse Dayton
22. 'Nuevo Laredo'—Hank Snow
23. 'El Coyote'—Guy Clark
24. 'Vaquero'—Aaron Watson
25. 'This Is My Year For Mexico'—Crystal Gayle
26. 'That's Why God Made Mexico'—Tim McGraw
27. 'Still Feels Like Mexico'—Ronnie Dunn and Reba McEntire
28. 'Mexico'—Jimmy Buffett
29. 'Adios Mexico'—Texas Tornados
30. 'Beer in Mexico'—Kenny Chesney
El Paso Texas and Border Country Music #31—40
31. 'The Gulf of Mexico'—Clint Black
32. 'Mexico, Tequila, And Me'—Alan Jackson
33. 'Mexico'—Billy Joe Shaver
34. 'The Plains of Mexico'—Kacy & Clayton
35. 'Hills of Mexico'—Nora Brown
36. 'The Road to Ensenada'—Lyle Lovett
37. 'O Mexico'—Trisha Yearwood
38. 'Mexican Rose'—Freddy Fender
39. 'Buenos Noches from a Lonely Room'—Dwight Yoakam
40. 'Mexicali Blues'—Bob Weir
El Paso Themed Country Songs #41—50
41. 'Mexico'—Shovels and Rope
42. 'Down In Mexico'—Bobby Bare
43. 'Mexican Cowboy'—Willie Watson
44. 'Come A Little Bit Closer'—Billy Walker
45. 'Mexicoma'—Tim McGraw
46. 'I Am A Mexican'—Rick Trevino
47. 'Gringo Honeymoon'—Robert Earl Keen
48. 'Playboys of the Southwestern World'—Blake Shelton
49. 'Who's Gonna Build Your Wall?'—Tom Russell
50. 'Tampico Trauma'—Jimmy Buffett
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