Wake me up early, watching the sunrise
It bleeds into morning and grows all the time
I feed up the horses, I water the south end
This earth is my lover, and I hold it real tight
The fields gotten thinner, since the time of my father
I was just a boy then, but he taught me real well
There’s blood in the river, it ruins the soil
All my friends around me, they see fit to sell
For me it ain’t that simple, this land’s all I got now
Like all who come before me, I’ll work until I die
They don’t make it easy, the cities and the factories
They piss into the river, they steal the water from the sky
But all I see is sunshine, this old tractor runs fine
There’s clouds on the horizon, I pray they come our way
The dust is all around me, its so thick that I can’t see
Where the hell I’m going, or which way I should go
Well I am a farmer, I live in the valley
I live off the water, I live off the land
Won’t you hear my voice now, won’t you feel my heart beating?
This earth is my lifeblood and you hold it in your hands
So when you think of summertime, cold ice cream and peach pie
Knee high by the fourth of July, won’t you throw a prayer my way?
When you wake early, turn south and you will see
A man down on bended knee, throwing all his prayers away
supported by 5 fans who also own “Farmer's Prayer”
This is a wonderful album. It is personal, senitive, and caring. I love to here Sturgill sing, and wish had found him earlier. I thsnk wnku for playing local artists. I lived in Jackson Ky. And know how sad the drugs have made so many hometowns. Keep singing you are great. carolfaulkner
Margo Price's latest album tackles loss, failure, and freedom over lush pop, psychedelic country, and rock arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 13, 2023
supported by 5 fans who also own “Farmer's Prayer”
Heard this on WNCW today and listened on repeat all day. Had to buy the vinyl and show my support. This is gonna be my summer 2020 album and I’m perfectly fine with that. Great work and look forward to the streams later this month. Find the podcast from Southern Songs & Stories about the band and album. mrsoulmarkj