Rain On The Scarecrow-John Mellencamp

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[00:00.00]Rain On The Scarecrow - John Mellencamp
[00:31.53]Scarecrow on a wooden cross
[00:33.53]Blackbird in the barn
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[00:35.46]Four hundred empty acres
[00:37.33]That used to be my farm
[00:39.39]I grew up like my daddy
[00:40.59]Did my grandpa cleared this land
[00:43.27]When I was five I walked the fence
[00:45.20]While grandpa held my hand
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[00:47.49]Rain on the scarecrow
[00:49.49]Blood on the plow
[00:51.17]This land fed a nation
[00:52.99]This land made me proud
[00:55.04]And Son I'm just sorry
[00:56.73]There's no legacy for you now
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[00:59.29]Rain on the scarecrow
[01:01.28]Blood on the plow
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[01:03.22]Rain on the scarecrow
[01:05.15]Blood on the plow
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[01:06.89]The crops we grew last summer
[01:08.60]Weren't enough to pay the loans
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[01:10.63]Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring
[01:12.50]And the Farmers Bank foreclosed
[01:14.68]Called my old friend Schepman
[01:16.55]Up to auction off the land
[01:18.42]He said John it's just my job
[01:20.42]And I hope you understand
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[01:22.30]Hey calling it your job
[01:23.81]Ol' hoss sure don't make it right
[01:26.06]But if you want me to
[01:27.12]I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight
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[01:30.05]And grandma's on the front porch
[01:31.86]Swing with a Bible in her hand
[01:33.95]Sometimes I hear her singing
[01:35.47]"Take me to the Promised Land"
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[01:38.03]When you take away a man's dignity
[01:39.96]He can't work his fields and cows
[01:41.77]There'll be blood on the scarecrow
[01:44.33]Blood on the plow
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[01:46.26]Blood on the scarecrow
[01:48.07]Blood on the plow
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[02:24.66]Well there's ninety-seven crosses
[02:26.58]Planted in the courthouse yard
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[02:28.82]Ninety-seven families
[02:30.63]Who lost ninety-seven farms
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[02:32.82]I think about my grandpa
[02:34.68]And my neighbors and my name
[02:36.62]And some nights I feel like dyin'
[02:38.75]Like that scarecrow in the rain
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[02:41.11]Rain on the scarecrow
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[02:43.04]Blood on the plow
[02:44.73]This land fed a nation
[02:45.91]
[02:46.54]This land made me proud
[02:48.59]And Son I'm just sorry
[02:50.22]They're just memories for you now
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[02:52.90]Rain on the scarecrow
[02:54.84]Blood on the plow
[02:56.77]Rain on the scarecrow
[02:58.70]Blood on the plow
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[03:00.58]Rain on the scarecrow
[03:02.51]Blood on the plow
[03:04.26]This land fed a nation
[03:06.06]This land made me so proud
[03:08.19]And Son I'm just sorry
[03:09.81]They're just memories for you now
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[03:12.25]Rain on the scarecrow
[03:14.18]Blood on the plow
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[03:16.12]Rain on the scarecrow
[03:18.05]Blood on the plow