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| 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 |
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| Description | ||
| Short Song Description: A South Dakota guy comes home from WWII to find out that the farm promised to him by his grandfather was sold by the rest of the family after the grandfather's death. |
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| Long 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Credits | ||
| Lyric Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Music Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Producer Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Publisher Credits: Buffalo Kitten | ||
| Performance Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Label Credits: Buffalo Kitten | ||
| Metadata | ||
| Song Length: 3:46 | ||
| Primary Genre: Country-General | ||
| Secondary Genre: Country-Alternative | ||
| Tempo / Feel: Medium Fast (131 - 150) | ||
| Lead Vocal: Duet Female | ||
| Subject Matter 1: Father | ||
| Subject Matter 2: Justice | ||
| Mood 1: Poignant | ||
| Mood 2: Moving | ||
| Similar Artist 1: Wilco | ||
| Similar Artist 2: Ricky Skaggs | ||
| Language: English | ||
