Lyrics
The passenger-side mirror on Dale's '03 Ram
Is held on with Gorilla Tape and a bottle cap from Coors.
It's parked in the number four spot at the Zuni Mountain Inn,
Tuesday night, it's a quarter-past-one, behind a locked door.
[Chorus]
Some truth is a stripped bolt, it just won't turn right.
A cross-threaded vow in the cold neon light.
[Verse 2]
Saw Maria last Friday, her knuckles were raw and chapped.
She said, "He's working late again, Dale's a good man, you know."
I watched her count out the twenties from a worn, folded map,
And just took her worn cash and watched her walk out slow.
[Chorus]
Some truth is a stripped bolt, it just won't turn right.
A cross-threaded vow in the cold neon light.
[Bridge]
This ain't my engine to fix, ain't my gear to engage.
But her face is in the windshield, and I'm filled with this quiet… RAGE!
[Outro]
The Ram's exhaust is still warm.
Just the smell of a coming storm.
About Waylon Jensen
Waylon Jensen learned to write songs while working as a diesel mechanic in Gallup, New Mexico. He was raised by a single mother who worked the diner shift at the El Rancho Hotel, and her tired resilience is etched into every line he sings. His raw, electric country songs, played on a worn Fender Telecaster, are stories for the forgotten towns and the people who stay. This is the sound of the high…
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