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Marisol Vega

LA HIJA DEL PATRON

Grew up between two flags and claims neither

style

  • corridos tumbados
  • regional mexican
  • requinto guitar
  • tuba bass
  • female alto
  • defiant and smoky
  • live band feel
  • borderland
  • southern american drawl
  • proud

the numbers

bpm
103
key
A minor
energy
0.72
dance
0.91
valence
0.46
vocal at
16.9s
length
2:42
language
Sp

lyrics

(a diesel engine turns over)
Puro Vega. Still.

Papa left me the old blue truck
The route, the ledger, and the debt
The men shook hands and said, "good luck"
I learned the gears — they lost that bet
(echale, mija!)

First run alone, four a.m.
His hat still on the dash, amen
(amen, amen)

La hija del patron, la hija del patron
Eighteen wheels hum along
La hija del patron, la hija del patron
Your name rides on, your name rides on
(Vega! Vega!)

A buyer came with cash in hand
Said, "sweetheart, sell — this life is grim"
I poured his coffee, showed the brand
Burned in the tailgate: "V," for him
(no se vende, no se vende)

Some nights out past Nogales
The CB crackles low
A voice like his says, "dale"
And I don't drive alone
(dale, mija, dale)

La hija del patron, la hija del patron
Same coffee, black and strong
La hija del patron, la hija del patron
The whole highway sings along
(puro Vega!)

(air brakes hiss)
Same route Sunday.
(descansa, papa)