Phil Bradley: Music
I'M AN AMERICAN FARMER (THROUGH & THROUGH)
(Phil Bradley)
Phil Bradley
I'M AN AMERICAN FARMER
( THROUGH & THROUGH)
BY: PHIL BRADLEY
BOOTS WELL WORN AND MUDDY
BLUE JEANS NEATLY PRESSED
I'M THE KING OF ALL I COMBINE
AND I KNOW THAT I'M WELL BLESSED
I'M A FIFTH GENERATION FARMER
ON THIS LAND I'VE PLOWED FOR YEARS
AND NO ONE COULD EVER KNOW
ALL THE SACRIFICE AND TEARS
(CHORUS)
I'M UP BEFORE THE ROOSTER CROWS
I'M OUT UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME
WORKIN' TILL I BREAK MY BACK
BAILIN' HAY AND CRUSHIN' BONE
I NEVER GIVE A SECOND THOUGHT
TO WHAT I DO
I'M AN AMERICAN FARMER
THROUGH & THROUGH
I AM MORE AT HOME WITH NOTHIN'
THAN MOST ANYONE COULD BE
JUST MY GOOD OL' JOHN DEER TRACTOR
BETWEEN THIS PIECE OF LAND AND ME
I'VE SEEN BUMPER CROPS IN AUTUMN
THAT MAKES THE SILOS OVERFLOW
IT FEELS GOOD WHEN ALL THE HARD WORK
YIELDS PLENTY THERE TO SHOW
-CHORUS-
BRIDGE:
PRIDE RUNS MIGHTY DEEP
BUT IT'S SERVED WITH HUMBLE PIE
I'M HONEST WHEN I SPEAK
AND I'LL LOOK YOU IN THE EYE
I ALWAYS KEEP MY WORD
AND I MAKE THE TIME TO PRAY
AND I'M NEVER SATISFIED
UNTIL I'VE WORKED A LONG, HARD DAY
-CHORUS-