Lineman climbs the creosote pole
Glass insulators catch the whole
Sun spills gold on copper thread
He leans in to hear the dead
Mesa line hums low and sweet
Canyon dust covers his feet
He wipes sweat from weathered cheek
Listens deep where voices speak
Truck sits idle engine cold
Tool belt heavy leather old
Pliers bite through oxidation
Static hums across the nation
Mesa line hums low and sweet
Canyon dust covers his feet
He wipes sweat from weathered cheek
Listens deep where voices speak
Camera eye frames silhouette
Against the burning violet set
Shutter snaps the moment clean
Wire singer desert queen
No dial tone no busy signal
Just wind through juniper and treble
He adjusts the gain just right
Night falls hard on copper light
Headset cord wraps round his thumb
Counties fade where waters run
He hears a ranch hand call his wife
A doctor saving someone's life
Mesa line hums low and sweet
Canyon dust covers his feet
He wipes sweat from weathered cheek
Listens deep where voices speak
Film advances thumb moves fast
Captures first and captures last
Lineman nods the job is done
Sun drops down the repairman's gun
Mesa line hums low and sweet
Canyon dust covers his feet
He wipes sweat from weathered cheek
Listens deep where voices speak
Mesa line hums low and sweet
Canyon dust covers his feet
Shutter clicks the day goodbye
Wire hums beneath the sky