Earl's Farm

Story Behind The Song

This happened to my dad. He worked every summer on his grandpa's farm in SD, and his grandfather promised to give him the farm when he grew up. My dad went to WWII and survived, only to come home and find that his grandfather died and never had a will s

Song Description

A guy comes home from WWII and finds out that the farm that his grandfather promised would be his has been sold by family members after the grandfather died.

Song Length 3:46 Genre Country - General, Country - Alternative
Tempo Medium Fast (131 - 150) Lead Vocal Duet Female
Mood Poignant, Moving Subject Father, Justice
Similar Artists Wilco, Ricky Skaggs Language English

Lyrics

Earl's Farm

In '44 he was fighting the war
Eighteen, big and strong
He counted the days `til he could be home
And the days were always too long

His grandpa told him that he'd be all right
And that he would come to no harm
And when he came home, grandpa's land would
Be his
It would be Earl's farm

Hell on Wheels kept rolling for Berlin
The fight was desperate and mean
Pinned down in the forest
Earl closed his eyes
And saw peaceful fields of green

(Chorus)

The fight was finally over
Earl came back home
His parents gave him the news
Grandpa had died 3 months ago
The farm was sold
When the taxes came due

(Chorus)

Now he stands in his garden
Every once in a while
And wonders what might have been
It's not that he's bitter or even sad
But he can hear grandpa's promise again

Lyrics Sandra Palmer Music Sandra Palmer
Producer Sandra Palmer Publisher Buffalo Kitten
Performance Sandra Palmer Label Buffalo Kitten

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