Joe Ely 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, 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 to keep 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

Would you pack your things and run with me?

Tomorrow at sunrise with the dew on the cotton

They'll 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



Some men could give you ranches and rivers

With fences of barbed wire to keep out the cold

But me, I got nothin', no titles to nothin'

Just a love and a fire more precious than gold