Ely Joe Ranches And Rivers Lyrics

Ranches And Rivers Lyrics

In the cool of the evening



She calls me to dance.



My back's about broken.



From choppin' the plants



My soul is so thirsty,



I can't sleep at night



She walks in my dreams



and brings me delight







I was born to the workers



To toil and to strife



My father before me



He worked all his life



He took nothing for granted



He said son never bend



This heart that's been broken



Only her love can mend







Some men could give you



Ranches and Rivers



With fences of Barbed Wire



Tokeep out the cold



But me, I got nothin'



No Titles to nothin'



Just a Love and a Fire



More Precious than gold







Your daddy works me in the ground



He knows something's goin' down



Will you pack your things and ride with me?







Tomorrow at sunrise,



With the dew on the cotton,



They cut loose the watchdogs



When they see that we're gone



The smile of my sweet one



Asleep on the car seat



Ten miles to the border



Where we will be free