Hands That Feed the World

Hands That Feed the World Verse 1 Before the sun breaks the horizon line They’re already up, boots in the soil Cold hands wrapped around borrowed time Paying the earth back with sweat and toil Weather don’t care, markets don’t bend Bills stack high like a loaded sky But seeds still go in, faith won’t end Because someone’s gotta try Pre-Chorus While the world still sleeps in comfort and light There’s a promise planted deep overnight Chorus Here’s to the hands that feed the world The backs that bend, the knuckles curled Through drought and flood, through loss and gain They stand their ground, endure the pain No spotlight shines on the rows they sow But every table owes them so This is for the farmers—strong and true The land survives because of you --- Verse 2 Milk before dawn, calves in the rain Machinery breaks, still work gets done Thin profit lines, heavy strain Betting it all on another run Family names carved in the field Generations written in dirt They give more than they ever yield And carry more than they can hurt Pre-Chorus Every harvest comes with a cost unseen Paid in years and in-between Chorus Here’s to the hands that feed the world The backs that bend, the knuckles curled Through drought and flood, through loss and gain They stand their ground, endure the pain No spotlight shines on the rows they sow But every table owes them so This is for the farmers—strong and true The land survives because of you --- Bridge When storms roll in and prices fall When hope feels thin and nights are long They don’t quit—they answer the call Turning silence into song Not for glory, not for praise Just to keep the cycle alive Feeding strangers they’ll never know So others get the chance to thrive --- Chorus (Final) Here’s to the hands that feed the world The quiet heroes, flags unfurled From grain to fruit, from milk to bread From dawn till dark, they’re overfed With worry, risk, and sacrifice Still they give what keeps us alive This is for the farmers—tried and true We eat tonight because of you --- Outro So when you sit down and say amen Remember who paid the price The land, the work, the women and men Who keep the world fed—by choice, not chance