Songs:Holding To The Land (2919)

Lyrics

Well I swear to God this morning that old sun don’t want to rise
And the old pump don’t kick in till after six or seven tries
And everybody’s up and out the door by the time that lazy rooster crows
You can’t go burning daylight, that’s something any farmer knows

Holding to the land - Working for the harvest
Holding to the promise - Following the plan
Praying for the rain - Trusting in the sunshine
Living out a lifetime - Holding to the land

Well I had to decide to swallow my pride and take a job in town
Some days I don’t start farming till after the sun goes down
And tonight you might hear me cussin’ that old tractor sittin’ in the barn
But I ain’t gonna let no manicured banker subdivide my daddy’s farm

Well I got the old pump to working, and the water tastes so sweet
Aunt Bunny’s in the kitchen singing.
I bet she’s making something good to eat
The old man used to say, you gotta take her day by day
Cause life is short and full of blisters - that’s what the old men say.