Why I Farm

Intro: x2 He knows every stone that’s been struck by the plow There’s a pile by the barn by the sweat of his brow The land has his heart and he rarely complains And it holds his knees when he prays for rain He’s a dusty old carhartt and the light in the barn He’ll work the late hours and he’s up before dawn Every man has a story and the story goes on From grandad’s eyes to a new born son Why I farm is in my blood, like the sunlight is on my skin Is who I meant to be, is who I’ve always been Is more than just a living, it’s my way of life And it grows like seed inside my heart That’s why I farm We always pull through when we thought we would brake In the flood ’93, in the draught ’88 The Lord has his timing ’cause only he knows That when next year comes the crops will grow Why I farm is in my blood, like the sunlight is on my skin Is who I meant to be, is who I’ve always been Is more than just a living, it’s my way of life And it grows like seed inside my heart That’s why I farm That’s why I farm Tough the world may shake around me, still I am stable Still I am stable For as long as I am able I am able, I’ll work this way It’s who I am ’Cause when heaven comes this close to what you’re holding Holding This life is but a moment in a bigger plan Why I farm is in my blood, like the sunlight is on my skin That’s why I farm Is who I meant to be, is who I’ve always been Is more than just a living, it’s my way of life And it grows like seed inside my heart Living on long after I depart That’s why I farm That’s why I farm