Richie Bates - A Walk With Odous Lyrics

I love to work the land, the land beneath your feet
I've taken care of it and it's taken care of me
Your mother and her sisters, their mother my bride
I tell you one thing mister, I do love to work the land
This land'll teach you lessons, they don't teach in school
This land has taught me lessons, son, and I'm no fool
It'll teach you faith, it'll test your strength, teach you honor too
If you wanna learn a lesson, boy, learn to work the land
Now time has brought changes and some that I can't stand
Time has brought changes but it won't change this man
I'm as solid as a stone, I've seen 'em come and go
I got it fair and honest, I sweat to own my land
Those big corporate farmers, their all driven by their greed
They try to squeeze us local farmers, squeeze us 'til we bleed
And I don't know if they care or even understand
If they take away this land, boy, they'll take away this man
And I've worked too hard for too long to lay this old body down
Pieces of me of my soul are all around
My blood, my sweat, all my years are in the ground
We walk upon, we walk upon
Now who will work when I'm dead and gone?
Who will work this land that we're standing on?
Will it go untented? Will it be let go?
Or will someone come along who'll love to work the land?
Good lord be willin', when I leave the earth one day
I'll have some land in heaven or I won't wanna stay
He knows I love to sow and see the land bear fruit
There's nothing with forever, I'd rather do
There's nothing with forever, I'd rather do
There's nothing with forever, I'd rather do