The River
From Here's A Little Song
(Becky Buller, Goodnight Sparky Music, BMI)
We all lost our easy feeling
The day the farm came tumblin' down
A life of love, a life of workin'
Lying there in pieces on the ground
I was young enough, had never seen hardship
Of the like until that day
We moved to town with the shirts on our backs
And every night, I'd hear James say
Chorus: Life is not a guarantee
No you can't coast through it
You've got to step up to the plate and be brave
We're the only ones when it come down to it
Who can rise up
Or dig our own graves
So we set to work buildin' our fortunes
Dreamin' of the farm we'd save
Life was hard and work was scarce
But we bent our backs and we learned how to pray
Chorus: Life is not a guarantee
No you can't coast through it
You've got to step up to the plate and be brave
We're the only ones when it come down to it
Who can rise up or dig our own graves
I watch the truck drive up in the farm-lit sunset
Sittin' on the front porch drinkin' lemonade
Thirty long years we've held on strong
If we loose it all tomorrow, I wouldn't be afraid
Chorus: Life is not a guarantee
No you can't coast through it
You've got to step up to the plate and be brave
We're the only ones when it come down to it
Who can rise up and dig our own graves
Tag: We're the only ones
When it come down to it
Who can rise up
Or dig our own graves
