[gritty music intro] [Verse 1] Out Texas way, on the flat Bright green house, just like that Pump out back, needs primin’ again Grasshopper plague hangin’ in the wind Even greener in my head Like the picture books all said Leanin’ back by the river bend Waitin’ for the fish to bite [Verse 2] Dust and flies own the day Pests don’t ever stay away Feral pigs and rabbits run Foxes circle when day is done Roos break fences, crops get torn Every fix takes sweat and scorn Man on the land don’t clock off clean It’s a fight in every in-between [Pre-Chorus] Sun too hot, or rain too much You don’t choose when the flood will touch Thought I’d sit back, take it slow But the land don’t ever let you go [Chorus] Thought it was slow, thought it was free River runnin’ wild and easy Sunset gold on a quiet track Kick your boots off, never look back Truth rolls in like a stormy sky No rest while the land runs dry Dust, sweat, survival ground That’s hard yakka country now [Bridge] Flood rolls out across the flat Takes the homes, leaves the mud and that Water high, past a man’s head Weeks of cleanin’, nothing said Stench hangs thick, river won’t wait Every corner coated in fate Back to life, the earth reborn Same old cycle, same old dawn [Final Chorus] Ain’t just slow, ain’t just free Life carved out relentlessly Flood, fire, drought... that’s the way Country folk live day by day Stayin’ put when it all falls down Standin’ firm as the world turns ‘round Built on grit you can’t fake or buy Hard yakka country... do or die [Outro] Special kind, you’ll never see Till you live it honestly Country hearts don’t just survive They keep that land alive [Outro – Music]
