Hard Country

[Verse 1] 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 buys [Chorus] In the hard country Making a living by the sweat of my brow Hard country Looking at the world from the back of a plow [Verse 2] An honest day's work for an honest day's pay Honestly you know it ain't a living wage Sweating in the sun and praying for rain Supper and sleep and do it all again [Chorus] In the hard country Making a living by the sweat of my brow Hard country Looking at the world from the back of a plow [Verse 3] Brother took a job in the county seat Thought he'd bought a ticket to easy street Well he got laid off from the factory Now he's back on the lower forty with me [Chorus] In the hard country Making a living by the sweat of my brow Hard country Looking at the world from the back of a plow [Verse 4] So grab your partner and do-si-do Louisiana hayrides on the radio Finally the harvest moon's aglow Wouldn't trade mine for any life I know [Chorus] In the hard country Making a living by the sweat of my brow Hard country Looking at the world from the back of a plow