The Farm

somebody I know taught me without even teaching

the way it was then, not like it is now

it even rained more often

I remember the farm now

Momma’s bright dress and the look on your face

When she left

How did we ever survive with so much missing?

Never came on back, it just stayed missing

Like I’m growing radar receiving messages

From out of the plains of Kansas

Someone, somewhere, some place, out there

In my arms now, holding my baby

It’s as good as I’ve felt lately

Lily I love you, don’t know how I ever

got by without you

never going to leave here

you’re not going to change that

no matter how many men you send to lay me flat

Somebody I know taught me without teaching

I remember the farm now