It's crack of dawn and the day is still dark
As winter starts to sleep in a lot
It's cold outside and time to start work
And checking the barns stacked full of feed
Then I trudge tirelessly around the fields
As the animals run up for breakfast
Some slipped up on wet ground as they came
For the paddock was steep in their rush
I glanced at my watch...plenty of time
Wife said a buyer's coming today
So I have to get back fairly soon
It all looks good so I told myself
So off I trudged back home up the hill
The bank told us there is no profit here
They're right of course but it still hurts us
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Oh, I thought the buyers were for the livestock. Sad. No profit, yet so many small farmers and ranchers try to hang on to their land, hoping it gets better. Hoping their sons and daughters come back to the land, but they've chosen other, different, easier lives. You've given us a very moving picture of the last days.
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