HARSH AND UNFORGIVING
I come from a land that is harsh and unforgiving
Winter snows can kill you, and the summer burn you dry
When a change in the weather makes a difference to your living
You keep one eye on the banker and another on the sky
But oh I get caught by those wide open spaces
Caught by the sight of that straight horizon line
Caught by the sight of those lined open faces
Weathered over trouble and time
'Cause that big old flatland, she doesn't suffer fools lightly
Watch your step if you're new around
Brown broke down in a blizzard last winter
Tried to walk and froze to death fifty feet from town
I come from a land that is harsh and unforgiving
Winter snows can kill you, and the summer burn you dry
When a change in the weather makes a difference to your living
You keep one eye on the banker and another on the sky
But oh I get caught by those blue spring ditches
Farmers seeding hoping it will pay
Hoping that July won't see their hearts caught in that topsoil
Watching the wind blow it away
You can work all year, you can get it in the bin
There's no telling what price you get or if it sells
You just hope you can hold on so you don't end up like the neighbors
Him and her they're weeping as the auctioneer yells
I come from a land that is harsh and unforgiving
Winter snows can kill you, and the summer burn you dry
When a change in the weather makes a difference to your living
You keep one eye on the banker and another on the sky
from Wood River
©1992 Word of Mouth Music