Here's to the Farmer

[Verse 1] Talk about an uphill battle Two thousand acres of beans and cattle But he don't ever get rattled He just goes 'til the sun goes down Hydraulic fluid on his jeans Red dye diesel and ten rows between A cold one on the porch and a good night's sleep Y'all hold 'em up with me now [Chorus] Here's to the farmer that plants the fields in the spring That turn from green to that harvest honey Hold one up for the banker downtown That got him on his feet with handshake money Here's to the farmer's wife that loves him every night Raising a son, raising a daughter They gather 'round the table, send it up to the Father Somehow they get closer when times get harder Here's to the farmer [Verse 2] Subdivisions creeping on in Neighborhood kids keep jumping his fence He could double his money But that'd be the end of a promise he'll never break Cause he looked his daddy in the eye And he's got that stubborn pride He'll be here 'til the day he dies No, he wouldn't have it any other way [Chorus] Here's to the farmer that plants the fields in the spring That turn from green to that harvest honey Hold one up for the banker downtown That got him on his feet with handshake money Here's to the farmer's wife that loves him every night Raising a son, raising a daughter They gather 'round the table, send it up to the Father Somehow they get closer when times get harder Here's to the farmer [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Here's to the farmer that loves his day in the sun Won't sell that ol' half-ton Nobody knows better 'bout a hard-earned dollar Just tell him how far he's gotta go and he'll go farther Here's to the farmer Here's to the farmer Thank you, boys