play Corn Song
from Tumble Down Slow (2004)you’re talking too much, you’re talking in circles relax we’ve got all day
and it looks like it’s been a while since you have eased your mind
so sit back enjoy the fire, who knows what we will find
(chorus 1):
and you sit and tend to the fire
and i see the corn getting higher
and no matter where the wind may blow
you will always be home
i work hard, i work all day and i hum to myself
well it helps to pass the time when there is no one else
and a long day passes slowly as sweat stays on my brow
but i know i will make it through as long as i make myself remember
(chorus 2):
i sit and i look to the sky
and i see the corn getting higher
and no matter where the wind may blow
i will always be home
well inch by inch the corn it grows until it’s cut down to the ground
and each spring this vicious cycle will again turn around
but i’ve learned something from this year’s crop’s inconspicuous wisdom
because they’ll refuse to go before leaving a sweet tasted on my tongue
(chorus 1)
(chorus 2)