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Just Another Maria

from If We Never Try (EP) by Nathan Andrew Jones

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The factories in Central America and Mexico where workers make clothing for export are called maquilas.

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She gets out of bed round 5:15
starts up a fire to heat up her beans
lays a couple tortillas on an old comal
before she walks to the bus that takes her out of town

She arrives for roll call by 7 o’clock
finds a seat at her usual spot
she hears the steady hum of the sewing machines
she’s been working at the factory since she turned 14

She’s just another Maria
in the maquila
just another spoke on the wheel
she’s just another Maria
nobody sees her
just another spoke on the wheel

The products are cheap but the labor is cheaper
she won’t put up a fight so they’re inclined to keep her
she knows better than to open her mouth
like what happened to Gladys, they can just throw her out

and there’s no time for laughter or conversations
with the other girls around her work station
no time for classes, no time for boys
if she hopes to keep herself employed

She’s just another Maria
in the maquila
just another spoke on the wheel
she’s just another Maria
nobody sees her
just another spoke on the wheel

today’s work order just came in
American flag on a cotton blend
and she doesn't know how to write or read
the words on the front that say Land of the Free

the red, white, and blue, familiar design
made for export, priced at $6.99
words on the back she doesn't know what they say
it’s a screen print slogan of God Bless the USA

She’s just another Maria
in the maquila
just another spoke on the wheel
she’s just another Maria
nobody sees her
just another spoke on the
just another spoke on the
just another spoke on the wheel

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from If We Never Try (EP), released February 22, 2019

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Nathan Andrew Jones St. Louis, Missouri

Original folk pop music

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