[Verse 1] I got mud on my boots at dawn Mist on the beams of the barn Lake Erie breathing out slow While I’m checking rows in the dark Corn stands up to the sky Beans lean into the breeze The water keeps the weather honest It tells me what the season needs [Pre-Chorus] When that north wind turns mean I know what it’s asking of me Tie down the tarp Leave a light in the shed Watch the black clouds roll out low Then pray for blue ahead [Chorus] Lake Erie farm life Mud and grain Lake Erie farm life Sun and rain Hands in the dirt Heart in the spray We grow what we can By the big water way [Verse 2] Late July, the gulls come round Picking at the scraps by the gate Mama jars up peaches in glass While I mend the fence before it’s too late Truck bed full of sweet hay bales Kids running through the clover row Dinner on the porch at evening With that long lake glow [Pre-Chorus] When that north wind turns mean I know what it’s asking of me Tie down the tarp Leave a light in the shed Watch the black clouds roll out low Then pray for blue ahead [Chorus] Lake Erie farm life Mud and grain Lake Erie farm life Sun and rain Hands in the dirt Heart in the spray We grow what we can By the big water way [Bridge] Some folks chase a faster life We stay where the roots run deep Salt in the air, loam in the palms And the promise that the earth will keep If the frost comes early If the harvest comes thin We’ll plant again We’ll plant again [Chorus] Lake Erie farm life Mud and grain Lake Erie farm life Sun and rain Hands in the dirt Heart in the spray We grow what we can By the big water way
