Harvest Time

There's peanut dust and corn husk drifting through the air tonight

The marching band's warming up under the football lights

There's tractor trailers backed up down by the elevators

Train track grain car a-rolling later

Get filled up and head on out in the world

It's harvest time in this little town

Time to bring it on in

Pay the loans down

Fill the diesel tank up

And make another round

There's a big red moon coming up in the sky

Combine's cutting in a staggered line

The only time of year

We miss the church bell's chime

It's harvest time

There's a thermos and a water jug

Rolling around in the cab

A set of socket wrenches

Wrapped up in a greasy red rag

Bobby's mother pulls in the field

Bringing us supper

We grab a bite and make sure to hug her

Saddle back up and let the big wheels roll

It's harvest time in this little town

Time to bring it on in

Pay the loans down

Fill the diesel tank up

And make another round

There's a big red moon coming up in the sky

Combine's cutting in a staggered line

The only time of year

We miss the church bell's chime

It's harvest time

At a quarter till two I kick off my boots

In the laundry room,

We'll start it all over tomorrow at noon

Till it's all done, until we're all done

It's harvest time in this little town

Time to bring it on in

Pay the loans down

Fill the diesel tank up

And make another round

There's a big red moon coming up in the sky

Combine's cutting in a staggered line

The only time of year

We miss the church bell's chime

It's harvest time

It's harvest time