Early morning sunlight Found my father in the field I'd be following close behind It was in my younger years Walking through new broken ground We'd work till the late afternoon Cool water from dayspring You know the night was coming soon With eyes of a common man He'd say, "Son, I hope you understand... That I'm a family man I've been working the Father's land Careful to build on the Rock Instead of sinking sand I'm just a family man Doing the best I can Remembering that the Father is Yes, He is a family man" Each night when I'd go to bed I'd hear my father in the next room Praying the sun would break the clouds And water would be here soon Next day, we'd be back in the fields Turning over fallow ground We'd see lightning and thunder Oh, what a sight, oh, what a sound This is no longer common land He'd say, "Son, I know you understand... That I'm a family man I've been working the Father's land Careful to build on the Rock Instead of sinking sand I'm just a family man Doing the best I can Remembering that the Father is Yes, He is a family man" The fields that we labored in Were not mad of rock or sand But the harvest of the heart Chosen by the Son of Man I'm a family man I've been working the Father's land Careful to build on the Rock Instead of sinking sand I'm just a family man Doing the best I can Remembering that the Father is Yes, He is a family man Sharing the Father's sweet love Tell the family Harvest time has come (Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah) Tell the family Got to love them one by one (Tell them about the family) Tell the family (Where there's hope, peace) Harvest time has come (And understanding) Tell the family Got to love them one by one (Have you told the family...)
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