Farmer's Blues

Who'll buy my wheat, who'll buy my corn?

To feed my babies when they are born

Seeds and dirt, a prayer for rain that I can use.

I work the land, I watch the sky

I talk to God and wonder why

But it's the only life I know, these farmer's blues.



(chorus)



I see the seasons come and go

Sending rain, fire, and snow.

I'm at the mercy of it all, this life I choose.

Sometimes I hang my head and cry

When that evening train comes by.

I wish it could take me far away

These farmer's blues.



The tractor's old, the fence is down

Put on my suit and go to town.

I ask for a loan and I know well they might refuse

Back at home, still by my side

The one I love is where it hides

Waits for me to love away, these farmer's blues.



(Repeat chorus)