Early to sleep and early to rise
Wiping the sleep from my little ones eyes
Hit the long rows and cut em down to size
Take it to market and see what it buysIn the hard country
Making a living by the sweat of my brow
Hard country
Looking at the world from the back of a plowAn honest days work for an honest days pay
Honestly you know it aint a living wage
Sweating in the sun and praying for rain
Supper and sleep and do it all againIn the hard country
Making a living by the sweat of my brow
Hard country
Looking at the world from the back of a plowBrother took a job in the county seat
Thought hed bought a ticket to easy street
Well he got laid off from the factory
Now hes back on the lower forty with meIn the hard country
Making a living by the sweat of my brow
Hard country
Looking at the world from the back of a plowSo grab your partner and do-se-do
Louisiana hayrides on the radio
Finally the harvest moons aglow
Wouldnt trade mine for any life I knowIn the hard country
Making a living by the sweat of my brow
Hard country
Looking at the world from the back of a plow