Homesteaders from Ambassadors by Right On Yukon

Shapes the earth with his work-nicked hands
all he ever wanted was to be your man
the wife said ‘Oh, Dad, you miss so much
but if you lose the land, you'll lose my touch
every time we try to get a little ahead
we fall behind the family's grocery debt
the railroad is comin with eminent domain
they'll steal the land, burn the grain

The dull whine of his worries

The warm silence of his grandson's pickup
worn old tools, a scuffed rifle butt
these days they drive him down to despair
condition of his fences, disrepair
why have a horse and feed, when you can buy an ATV?
why have a home at all if you don't want me?
the pipeline is coming with eminent domain
they'll spill on the land, spoil the grain

The dull whine of his worries

Shareholders get just what they want
a good return on their investment stock
land's gonna get just what it needs
progress and industry just you wait and see
smokestacks and machines working overtime
and wages so low you'll never keep a dime
a sky so dark you'll never see the signs
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