Lyrics
The Holtville Wrench sits on the dash of his F-150,
Cold iron sweating in the 5 a.m. glow.
Twenty pounds of rust and legacy, grip worn smooth and gritty,
The only thing his old man had to show.
[Pre-Chorus]
He sees the heat shimmer off the Check 4 canal,
His dad's cracked knuckles turning it slow…
[Chorus]
And it's his turn at the gate now,
Yeah, it's his name on the line.
He's got the dust, he's got the drought,
Got the key to every drop, and no one to make proud.
[Verse 2]
He turns the ignition, the radio spits a static-laced corrido,
Puts the truck in gear on Evan Hewes Highway.
"Es tu mundo, mijo," a voice says, ni modo.
Just another Tuesday, the first one since Friday.
[Pre-Chorus]
Past the beet dumps and the feedlots, a smell like sour rain,
He sees his father's ghost in every passing lane…
[Chorus]
And it's his turn at the gate now,
Yeah, it's his name on the line.
He's got the dust, he's got the drought,
Got the key to every drop, and no one to make proud.
[Bridge]
Last thing he said, from that bed in El Centro,
"Don't you ever sell the rights."
[Outro]
The Holtville Wrench.
His turn now.
About Merle Hadrian
Merle Hadrian was born in Calexico, California, the son of an Okie irrigation worker and a mother from Mexicali. He spent twenty years working the same canals as his father, writing songs on a beat-up Telecaster about the borderlands he called home. After losing his wife, he cashed in his pension to make a pilgrimage to Bakersfield and record the stories of his life, turning the dust and…
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