My Fathers Son (A Country Man)
Ashley Godfrey
email: godfa at evocorp.com

Dust hangs heavy in the air
'Cross miles of road that go nowhere
Been no decent rain in years
Just getting by on sweat and tears

In sunburnt silence dreams run dry
Underneath these endless skies
Where fences run like scarred remains
Through memories of better days

And I cast my shadow on this land
As sweat falls from these dirty hands
Brought up on the land I love
And I'll never give it up

Chorus
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I am my fathers son
And I'll still be here when I'm done
And I do the best I can,
Yeah I do the best I can

My body aches from living
Trying hard, and always giving
Just to do the best I can
My fathers son, a country man
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I fight to turn a living
On this land so unforgiving
Worn out hands long had enough
This weary body's seen it tough

Trailing cattle, cropping fields
Driving trucks on borrowed wheels
Where 8 seconds lasts a lifetime
But so quickly passes by

Chorus
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I am my fathers son,
And I'll still be here when I'm done
And I do the best I can,
Yeah I do the best I can

My body aches from living
Trying hard, and always giving
Just to do the best I can
My fathers son, a country man

[Bridge]

Yes I am my fathers son,
And I'll still be here when I'm done
And I do the best I can,
Yeah I do the best I can

And when all is said an done
I'll always be my fathers son
Never been a better man
Put heart and soul into this land...
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...he took my life by the hand and taught me...

...How to be a country man.