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Dirt
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Dirt was released on July 11, 2006 by Drifter's Church Productions as a part of the album Enough Rope
July 11, 2006
LabelDrifter's Church Productions
LanguageEnglish
BPM143
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

Well I would've bought my grandpa's farm
But I couldn't raise quite enough cash
Now they're cutting all the timber down
And turning all the rest to ash
A company came in from out of state
To build another stinking factory
And them county politicians think they know
Just exactly what we need
But I sit down by the highway
I hear those big cats growl
Where the quail gonna fly to?
Where will the rabbits run now?
I watch them tearing all to hell
What used to be my church
Tearing up my grandpa's land
Treating my grandpa's land like dirt
A few more jobs and a lot less trees
Gonna put this county in the red race
Like that's where we wanna be
This used to be such a peaceful place
And they tell us that they don't pollute
The shit they dump in the river is perfectly safe
But all the talk in the whole wide world
Could never bring back what they laid to waste
I sit down by the highway
I hear those big cats growl
Where the quail gonna fly to?
Where will the rabbits run now?
I watch them tearing all to hell
What used to be my church
Tearing up my grandpa's land
Treating my grandpa's land like dirt
There's an ancient oak standing alone
Trying to do the work of a thousand trees
Been here since the Cherokee called this home
But it's standing in the way of a factory
I sit down by the highway
I hear those big cats growl
Where the quail gonna fly to?
Where will the rabbits run now?
I watch them tearing all to hell
What used to be my church
Tearing up my grandpa's land
Treating my grandpa's land like dirt
Treating my grandpa's land like dirt
Written by: Chris Knight, Paul Cunningham

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