Joan Donnelly Ellis Poet Lyric

Just a Farmer 1

JUST A FARMER                 
 (music and lyrics by Joan Donnelly Ellis/Genre County/Male Vocals)
  
Verse 1

 I watched you work the ground with horse and plough
 With just the hunger of a dream to show you how
 and I watched you hide the pride when God favored your side
 And you came home to Mama and me satisfied

Chorus
 Just a farmer and your armour was tractor horse and plough 
 and sweat upon your brow 
 A rising before dawn began to break
 With shovel , spade and seeds to sow
 God's love and a rake

Verse 2
 Your eyes spoke of a heart filled with light
 You rarely judged but when you did you were right
 And I will always view you as my Knight in shining armor
 A special farmer, Dad , you were my life  RC

Spoken 
 I know you tried to mold me a rancher from my youth
 But my hankerin' was for music and that's the truth
 And when my love for music altered the course of your guide
 I know something within you died Dad and Mama says you cried 
 Now I'm not sure why or what happened that changed things
 But turns out music wasn't enough to fill the hunger in my soul
 So I called Mama to tell her I was ready to follow in your footsteps as a farmer
 And Mama told you. Mama said  your room seemed to illuminate from your glow.

Repeat Chorus twice and fade out slowly at the end


Continue to part 2 ....Describes type of Music Video I have in mind for the song

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CayCay Godwin October 4, 2015 at 9:10 PM Very imaginative - I could hear unplugged guitars and brush drumming ... CayCay Joan Donnelly Ellis October 7, 2015 at 7:11 AM Thank you CayCay