[Verse 1] Started out with a chainsaw And a truck with a dented door Sun came up on borrowed ground I was hungry for a little more I'd haul hay for a neighbor Fix a fence in the summer heat Every hard day's dollar Put a bigger dream in me [Pre-Chorus] I learned from different farmers How to read the rain and rye Saved every folded paycheck Kept that plan alive [Chorus] Sawdust and soil That's where I began One day at a time With these calloused hands Sawdust and soil Now look how far I've come From a truck and a chainsaw To a farm I can call my own [Verse 2] Bought a little patch of land Then I bought a planter too Got a plow and a cultivator Like a dream coming true Then I picked up tractors And a harvester to roam Each new piece of iron Made that hard ground feel like home [Pre-Chorus] Year by year I stacked it up Let the seasons lead the way Every field I worked for others Brought me closer every day [Chorus] Sawdust and soil That's where I began One day at a time With these calloused hands Sawdust and soil Now look how far I've come From a truck and a chainsaw To a farm I can call my own [Bridge] Now the barn door swings wide And the pasture starts to glow Cattle low in the morning Chickens scratch in the rows Sheep on the hillside Goats on the fence line What I built with sweat and time Yeah, it's finally mine [Final Chorus] Sawdust and soil That's where I began One day at a time With these calloused hands Sawdust and soil Now look how far I've come From a truck and a chainsaw To a farm I can call my own From a truck and a chainsaw To a farm I can call my own
