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Farmer’s Blues Lyrics by Blue Highway

It’s a Long, Long Road

1995

I once was a farmer
And I worked on the land
Sunup to sundown
But you live by the plow
And you die by the same
The story it's often been told
Well the workin' was hard
But the living was good
And your time was your own
But how can a man
Make his life on the land
When the bankers and the railroads own it all?
Soon the good life was gone
Summer's drought and winter's toll
Till we were forced to leave
I rode the rails
For nigh on a year
Then we settled in a dreary factory town
It's ten cents an hour
And it's ten hours a day
And you'll never be free
From the doubts and the fears
And the life we're livin' here
With my family so far from their home
I once was a farmer
And I worked on the land
Sunup to sundown
But you live by the plow
And you die by the same
The story it's often been told
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Blue Highway

Blue Highway

About “Farmer’s Blues” by Blue Highway

Read the complete lyrics to "Farmer’s Blues" by Blue Highway from the album "It’s a Long, Long Road" in 1995. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Country, Bluegrass, USA.

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"Farmer’s Blues" is credited to Blue Highway. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Farmer’s Blues" appears on "It’s a Long, Long Road" in 1995.

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