[00:08.940]I worked the land to raise a family[00:13.310]Til I was weary to the bone[00:18.760]But hard labor never bothered me[00:22.200]Lord it's all I've ever known[00:26.370]Too many seasons of calamity[00:30.670]And too much interest on the loan[00:36.060]I'm half the size that I used to be[00:39.950]And half of that is stone[00:44.760]The crops ain't worth the seeding10 will only get you 5[00:53.410]The live stock I'm a feeding[00:56.720]I can hardly keep 'em alive[01:00.970]I gotta do what I can to survive[01:07.710]I know the law won't be forgiving[01:12.200]But that'll be the choice I made[01:16.100]I used to farm for a living[01:21.010]And now I'm in the growing trade[01:33.800]The summer beauty of the cotton field[01:37.950]Was like a view from Heaven's door[01:43.300]My granddaddy said that harvest time[01:46.590]Was what the good Lord made us for[01:50.790]I guess he'd wonder where's the dignity[01:55.240]In a crop you raise to burn[02:00.310]But this land is my legacy[02:03.730]I got nowhere else to turn[02:09.160]Shotgun on my shoulder[02:12.450]Where a tote sack oughta be[02:17.590]The thieves are getting bolder[02:20.750]And the feds may be watching me[02:24.990]I gotta quit this eventually[02:31.580]I know the law won't be forgiving[02:36.000]But that'll be the choice I made[02:40.010]I used to farm for a living[02:44.890]But now I'm in the growing trade[02:50.840]Helicopters in the distance[02:55.090]Coming closer everyday[02:59.510]They're gonna meet some resistance[03:03.360]Aint no price I wouldn't pay[03:08.590]There won't be any difference[03:11.900]When they take it all away[03:16.930]Between a cot in the jail house[03:20.240]And a bed beneath the clay[03:24.500]I guess there's nothing to do now but pray[03:30.970]I know the law won't be forgiving[03:35.630]But that'll be the choice I made[03:39.560]I used to farm for a living[03:44.300]And now I'm in the growing trade[03:50.110]I used to farm for a living[03:54.340]And now I'm in the growing trade