Story Behind The Song
my parents use to go to west texas and pick cotton they have wonderful stories about that time. Lubbock, Leveland area. So lyrics came fast
Song Description
Racial tension and the american dream is all the same to all colors and creed of people!
| Song Length |
3:33 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Folk - Americana |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Diplomatic, Serene |
Subject |
Region, Race/Ethnicity |
| Similar Artists |
Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1930 - 1939 |
| |
Lyrics
(chorus twice)
cottonwood
cottonwood
o that cottonwood
I was born in a west texas town
Cotton fields all around
Tumble weeds roll over the ground
all across this quiet little town
Daddy taught us how to love this land
and how to be an honest man
never thought these cross road plains
would bring so much pain
(chorus)
cottonwood
cottonwood
o that cottonwood
cottonwood
cottonwood
o that cottonwood
start a farm under western skies
doesnt matter if you're black or white
this land was made for you and me
home of the brave and land of the free
sunsets that'll make you cry
dust storms two miles high
hot sun to test my faith
dirt roads and rattlesnakes
(chorus twice)
cottonwood
cottonwood
o that cottonwood