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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
classic33
Leg End Member
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtWSTnZSGCE
The old man loaded up everything that he owned
On a wagon and headed out West
The old woman fearlessly faced the unknown
'Cause she figured he knew what was best
And they settled down hard on a government grant
With six mouths to feed and forty acres to plant
And the rain came down
Like an angel come down from above
An' the rain came down
It'll wash you away an' there ain't never enough
Fall turned to winter, another year gone
Over and over again
Some took lives from the land an' moved on
Some stayed on to plow it back in
And the Good Lord, He giveth and He taketh away
And the restless shall go and the faithful shall stay
And the rain came down
Like an angel come down from above
An' the rain came down
It'll wash you away an' there ain't never enough
And my grand daddy died in the room he was born in
Twenty three summers ago
But I could've sworn he's beside me this morning
When the Sheriff showed up at my door
So don't you come around here with your auctioneer man
'Cause you can have the machines but you ain't taking my land
And the rain came down
Like an angel come down from above
An' the rain came down
It'll wash you away an' there ain't never enough
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c5b8ZtjwwY
I like the verse bemoaning modern country; (Merle) Haggard, (Johnny) Cash & (Hank) Snow
Daddy sits on the front porch swingin'
Looking out on a vacant field
Used to be filled with burley tobacco
Now he knows it never will
My brother found work in Indiana
Sister's a nurse at the old folks' home
Mama's still cooking too much for supper
(And me, I been a long time gone)
(Been a long time gone)
No I ain't hoed a row since I don't know when
(Long time gone)
And it ain't comin' back again
Delia plays that old church piano
Sittin' out on her daddy's farm
She always thought that we'd be together
Lord, (I never meant to do her harm)
Said she could hear me singing in the choir
Me I heard another song
I caught wind and hit the road runnin'
(And Lord I been a long time gone)
(Been a long time gone)
Lord I ain't had a prayer since I don't know when
(Long time gone)
And it ain't comin' back again
Now me, I went to Nashville
Trying to be the big deal
Playing down on Broadway
Getting there the hard way
Living from a tip jar
Sleeping in my car
Hocking my guitar
Yeah I'm gonna be a star
Now me and Deliah
Singing every Sunday
Watching the children and the garden grow
Listen to the radio to hear what's cooking
But the music ain't got no soul
Now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard
They got money but they don't have Cash
They got Junior but they don't have Hank
I think, I think, I think the rest is
(A long time gone)
No I ain't hit the roof since I don't know when
(Long time gone)
And it ain't coming back
(I said a long time gone)
No I ain't honked a horn since I don't know when
(Long time gone)
And it ain't coming back again
(I said a long time, long time, long time gone)
Whoa, it's been a long time
(Long time, long time, long time gone)
Oh, it's been a long... time... gone
(Long time, long time, long time gone)
classic33
Leg End Member
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssg4_KMrS0o
(verse 1)
Hey there mister, can you tell me what happened to the seeds I've sown
Can you give me a reason sir as to why they've never grown
They've just blown around from town to town
Till they're back out on these fields
Where they fall from my hand
Back into the dirt of this hard land
(verse 3)
Now even the rain it don't come 'round
It don't come 'round here no more
And the only sound at night's the wind
Slammin' the back porch door
It just stirs you up like it wants to blow you down
Twistin' and churnin' up the sand
Leavin' all them scarecrows lyin' face down
Facedown in the dirt of this hard land
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
classic33
Leg End Member
newts
Veteran
- Location
- Isca Dumnoniorum
LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
- Location
- Whitehaven Mansions
Farming is mentioned...
Country House - Blur
Country House - Blur
