[Verse] Sunrise breaks like a whip on my back Plow cuts deep The dirt fights back Sweat drips slow Turns the ground to mud This land don’t love me It just drinks my blood [Chorus] Too hot to sleep Too broke to dream River keeps rising Banks won’t redeem Fighting the land The river The man But I’ll make it I’ll make it Best I can [Verse 2] Corn won’t grow But the weeds sure do Blistered hands Still got rent past due The river sings low But she don’t soothe She swallows what’s mine Leaves me the truth [Prechorus] No rain No mercy No time to cry Just keep my head down Keep scraping by [Chorus] Too hot to sleep Too broke to dream River keeps rising Banks won’t redeem Fighting the land The river The man But I’ll make it I’ll make it Best I can [Bridge] Man in a suit With his papers so fine Says he owns my sweat Says he owns my time But this land’s got my soul Got my calloused hands And I’ll fight till the dirt makes me understand
