"Diesel & Dirt" lyrics

Yeah, I was sixteen, but he shook my hand like a grown man
Said, "This here's my land
As far as you can see, man"
We sat on his tailgate watchin' the sun dry the mornin' dew
Talkin' the job for an hour or two
Yeah, and right before he cut me loose

I said, "Sir, how'd you get all this?"
He just smiled and went down the list

"A little diesel and dirt
A little rain from the sky
A little Folgers in a cup to keep me up and runnin' 'round harvest time
A lotta love from a woman
Who never gave up on me
Son, it took a whole lot of blood, sweat, and prayers to make it work
A little diesel and dirt"

I drove that tractor 'round them fields all summer long
And one night when everybody was gone
I snuck Katie Jo on
We killed them lights and parked behind that old hay barn
Laid down and counted the stars
I said, "One day, I'll own my own farm"

She just kissed me and started laughin'
Said, "Boy, how you gonna make that happen?"

A little diesel and dirt
A little rain from the sky
A little Folgers in a cup to keep me up and runnin' 'round harvest time
A lotta love from a woman
Who'll never give up on me
It'll take a whole lot of blood, sweat, and prayers to make it work
A little diesel and dirt

Yeah
Diesel and dirt, yeah

A little diesel and dirt
A little rain from the sky
A couple born-and-raised-here kids to pass it on down the line
A lotta love from a woman
Who'll never give up on me
It'll take a whole lot of blood, sweat, and prayers to make it work
A little diesel and dirt

(Rain from the sky)
A little diesel and dirt, yeah (Love from a woman)
Yeah, a little diesel and dirt
(Rain from the sky)
(Love from a woman)