Butch Hancock - They Say It's A Good Land lyrics

Cotton stalks stripped clean to the ground Both sides of the road all the way into town It's been a good harvest, one of the best Now it looks like the weather's gonna give me some rest Well they say it's a good land And I guess I'll agree Cause if land can be good, Lord This land has been good to me We cleared off this land so many years ago The yucca and the cactus and mesquites had to go We plowed behind mules and milked many a cow But it's a fine brick home on the range we got now Well they say it's a good land And I guess I'll agree Cause if land can be good, Lord This land has been good to me [ harmonica ] I can't say when this land clearings all gonna stop But I could sure use some more acres and my money crop My youngsters have gone to the city to roam Ain't nobody left but this old folks at home Another farmer at the edge of the city sold out Another 500 tract houses scattered about I hope God will forgive 'em for misusing that land Yes I guess that he'll have to cause they don't understand Well they say it's a good land And I guess I'll agree Cause if land can be good, Lord This land has been good to me They say the coyotes are trying to make a comeback Last week I even seen myself a whole pack And a man up the road's got some strung on a fence But he ain't raising chickens, and it ain't making sense Well they say it's a good land And I guess I'll agree Cause if land can be good, Lord This land has been good to me