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I don’t take the paper, I don’t watch TV
I was out on the road when the word got to me
well goddamn the text, couldn’t I just have gone blind
and heard your voice in my ear like I did in my mind
(chorus)
mira vaquero (look yonder vaquero)
se pone el sol (the sun sets)
buen caballero viajando con Dios (fine horseman, travelling with God)
mira vaquero (look yonder vaquero)
no miramos atras (we don’t look back)
nos vamos al campo (let us go to the cow camp)
una vez mas, una vez mas (one more time, one more time)
your chaps are still dusty from late summer’s drouth
when the cedar turn rusty it’s time to go south
when your time is upon you, you don’t always know
“Brinca la vida,” Abuela nos dijo (“Life jumps,” Grandmother told us)
“Brinca la vida,” we learned long ago
(chorus)
so pour out the coffee and piss on the fire
I hear hounds in the distance, it’s down to the wire
make for the cow camp, we might have a chance
vamonos por el campo en el campo we’ll dance
vamonos por el campo en el campo we’ll dance
The best I've heard from Steve Earle in a while. The songs have a subtler, earthier tone, tastefully rendered in authentic sounding country/blues/bluegrass stylings. 'J.T' reminds of earlier records like 'Feel Alright' or 'Train a Comin'.
Deep grief, love and compassion is felt on the final track, the only composition from Steve, seemingly written for his son. The rest, composed by JT, do confirm what a great songwriter he really was. tideracer
Wonderful... some of Hiatt's best songs are here. I've been a fan since Riding with the King. This is gloriously played, too. What a band. anthonytoner
Just a warm, easy listen. The love for the songs is apparent. Takes me back to days spent working on my car in the driveway in SoCal. Hope they do another one cause I'm gonna wear this on out. Aloha beauishere
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023