La Salina

Lyrics

Twelve hours down through the urban sprawl Backseat sweat, didn’t want to go at all Hot wind, sand in my teeth La Salina waited, dry and deep

Uncle tossed me keys, said, “You got five minutes, kid” Showed the clutch once, then he turned and hid “Just go,” he called, and I gripped the wheel Kicked up dust like it wasn’t real

La Salina, where the road runs wide Salt in the air and nothing to hide No map, no plan, no one to know Just a kid with a spark and the word: go

Next morning Vicky said, “Mind if I ride?” She laughed at my stalls, leaned in from the side Told me I looked cooler in motion And we flew like a wave on the ocean

That night the fire burned soft and slow She caught my eye and whispered low “Wanna walk down where the tide runs cold?” My uncle nodded-“Just go.”

La Salina, where the stillness hums And something begins when the silence comes We kissed where the dark let the starlight show And I didn’t look back. I just… let go

After that, she never left my side Dune rides, beach walks, saltwater tide I’d glance at my uncle, he’d raise a beer Didn’t say much, but I’d always hear “Just go…”

La Salina, etched in sand and waves Where I first felt the urge to misbehave Still hear that voice when I need to know What comes next when it’s time to grow- Just go…

We’d cross paths at weddings, at funerals too She’d nod once, I’d nod back-that’s all we’d do Never spoke of the dunes or the kiss on the ride La Salina stayed where the memory hides

But sometimes at night, when the warm winds blow- I still hear her laugh, and I think Just go