Against the Grain

Lyrics

Who will feed the soil? Who will feed the soil that greed has sorely drained? And will we tend the earth? Somehow it seems to go against the grain, against the grain Some of the farmers have done so well Out of so many, it's hard to tell So many stayed on the land they trust A heritage falling away from us The fertile soil blown away to dust Oh, the farmers cry in helplessness Starve the families into carelessness Hanging by prayer and by poverty Here in this land of opportunity Here in these times of uncertainty Who will feed the soil? Who will feed the soil that greed has sorely drained? And will we tend the earth? Somehow it seems to go against the grain, against the grain Oh, the farmers turn against themselves Nothing to reach for on the empty shelves Harvesting heartbreak and bitterness Talking themselves into helplessness Here in these times of such selfishness With foreclosures and exposures To the harsh winter weather It's hard to imagine getting better and better 'Cause if the freezes don't get you The drought surely will Who will feed the soil? Who will feed the soil that greed has sorely drained? And will we tend the earth? Somehow it seems to go against the grain, against the grain And who will feed the soil? Who will feed the soil that washes with the rain? Will we bless the earth? Somehow I think it goes against the grain, against the grain [?]