Chris Hadfield - Farm Auction lyrics

The sons came from across the land to help them through And last night in the kitchen was the missus' dream come true All her sons were standin', laughin' Like a ghost from days long past when Their hopes and dreams were all she knew And they all got up on this last mornin', feelin' fine All those different motors to get started one last time By ten the yard was crowded The auction voices shouted Their neighbours movin' down the line They stand to watch the caller's hammer fall Another timeworn treasure carried off It took a life to build this farm and all And they just watch the hammer fall As each son reached the age to choose he left the land They couldn't seem to see the dream that guided their old man He knew they had to leave him But each one left him grievin' He'd hoped that one would understand So for the past ten years he's farmed his section all alone The prairie winds aren't easy on his 60-year-old bones Though he knows what he's doin' It doesn't make sense to him He'll never reap all that he's sown They stand to watch the caller's hammer fall Another timeworn treasure carried off It took a life to build this farm and all Now they just watch the hammer fall Now he knows that they are troubled and a little scared Could strangers ever farm this land and care the way they cared? But each spring the land will freshen And their pain will lessen With all that they have shared They stand to watch the caller's hammer fall Their way of living split and carried off It took a life to build this farm and all Now they just watch the hammer fall They just watch the hammer fall