Lyrics
I save the good salt for the bad nights
Just a little whisper of the ocean in the boil
A perfect circle of chili oil
On this stubborn, unforgiving soil
[Verse 1]
The vinyl on the F-150 dash is warm from the sun
Past the almond groves south of Kettleman City
It's 10:14 PM, and the gas light's a stubborn star
Just me and a Wynn Stewart tape that won't play that far
[Chorus]
I save the good salt for the bad nights
Just a little whisper of the ocean in the boil
A perfect circle of chili oil
On this stubborn, unforgiving soil
[Verse 2]
Phone buzzes on the seat, it's Má, I let it ring
I know what she'll ask, I know the hymn she'll sing
She'll say, "Con ăn cơm chưa?" through the static and the dust
Yeah, Má, I'm eatin', in countertop I trust
[Bridge]
(A crowd of whispered vocals enters, rhythmic like soft shakers: "one-minute-forty-five… water… wait… stir…")
One minute forty-five, not a second more, not a second less
I’m a tourist in the language my own father blessed
[Outro]
Just steam on the glass
And the good salt.
About Buck Owings
Born Bùi Ngọc Hùng in the heart of California's Little Saigon, Buck Owings was raised translating for his refugee parents in their family's pho restaurant. He found his true voice in the crackle of a Bakersfield AM radio station and the twang of a cheap Telecaster guitar. Now, he sings honky-tonk anthems in custom rhinestone suits embroidered with dragons, telling the stories of a man caught…
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Who is Buck Owings?
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What genre is The Good Salt?
The Good Salt is Country.
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