Rain on the Scarecrow (Live)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Scarecrow on a wooden cross Blackbird in the barn Four hundred empty acres Used to be my farm Grew up like my daddy did My grandpa cleared this land When I was five, I walked the fence Grandpa held my hand [Pre-Chorus] Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me so proud Son, I'm just sorry They're just memories for you now [Chorus] Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow (Yeah) [Verse 2] The crops we grew last summer Weren't еnough to pay the loan Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring And the Farmеr Bank foreclosed Called my old friend Schepman up To auction off the land Said, "John, it's just my job Hope you understand" Calling it your job, old hoss Sure don't make it right If you want me to I'll say a prayer For your soul tonight [Pre-Chorus] Grandma's on the front porch swing With a Bible in her hand Some nights I hear her singing Take me to the Promised Land Take away a man's dignity He can't work his fields and cows [Chorus] There'll be blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow [Post-Chorus] Ooh yeah Ooh yeah Huh, huh Huh, huh, huh [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] There's ninety-seven crosses Planted in the courthouse yard For ninety-seven families Who lost ninety-seven farms Think about my grandpa My neighbors and my name Some nights I feel like dying Scarecrow in the rain [Pre-Chorus] Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me so proud Son, I am just sorry They're just memories for you now [Chorus] Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow [Pre-Chorus] Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me so proud Son, I'm just sorry They're just memories for you now [Chorus] Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow (Hey) [Outro] Oh yeah Ooh yeah