Lyrics
The clock on the wall at the El Centro office
Hums a flat B-minor, just a second off it.
The vinyl on this chair's cold, even in the heat.
I'm counting the scuffs on the man's shoes across from me.
[Chorus]
But your hand on my hand is a two-person creed,
The only real country a man's ever gonna need.
[Verse 2]
That lady at Window 4's been shaking her head all day.
"File's incomplete," is all I heard her say.
You trace the All-American Canal on my palm,
Your thumb on my lifeline, keeping me calm.
[Chorus]
Yeah, your hand on my hand is a two-person creed,
The only true water for a bitter seed.
[Bridge]
Let the dust settle where it's gonna fall.
We're more than a number on a form in a hall.
[Chorus]
'Cause your hand on my hand is a two-person creed,
A flag I would die for, a promise I'll keep.
[Outro]
"They called our name."
"Andale pues."
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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