[Verse 1]
The sun's burning down on this cold hard ground
There ain't no sign of rain for miles around
All the old timers say, "It looks just like the Dust Bowl days"
That's life in the old farm town

[Verse 2]
There's a big city man that holds the mortgage on the land
The first of every month he comes around
He says, "Son, if you can't pay, then you'd best be on your way"
That's life in the old farm town

[Chorus]
Now they'll sell his John Deere tractor
And they'll sell his forty acres and his plow
Three kids and a wife, man it just don't seem right
That's life in the old farm town

[Verse 3]
So, with his back against the wall and no pride left at all
You could hear the rifle sing for miles around
All his friеnds gathered 'round when thеy heard that fatal sound
That's life in the old farm town

[Chorus]
Well, they sold his John Deere tractor
And they sold his forty acres and his plow
When they laid him in the ground, Lord, it rained for miles around
That's life in the old farm town
That's life in the old farm town