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Where Corn Don't Grow Lyrics
As we sat on that front porch of that old grey house where I was born and raised
Staring at the dusty fields where my Daddy work hard every day
I think it kinda hurt him when I said "Daddy there's a lot that I don't know, but don't you ever Dream about a life where corn don't grow?"
He just sat there silent staring at his favorite coffee cup
I saw a storm of mixed emotions in his eyes, when he looked up
He said "Son I know at your age, seems like this old world is turnin slow, and you think you'll Find the answer to it all, where corn don't grow"
[Chorus]
Hard times are real, there's dusty fields no matter where you go,
But you may change your mind, cause the weeds are high, where corn don't grow.
I remember feeling guilty when Daddy turned and walked back in the house
I was only seventeen back then, but I thought I knew more than I know now.
I can't say he didn't worn me, this city life's a hard road to hold
Ain't it funny how a dream can turn around, where corn don't grow
[Chorus]
You may change your mind, whoa the weeds are high, where corn don't grow.
I saw a storm of mixed emotions in his eyes, when he looked up
Hard times are real, there's dusty fields no matter where you go,
But you may change your mind, cause the weeds are high, where corn don't grow.
I was only seventeen back then, but I thought I knew more than I know now.
Ain't it funny how a dream can turn around, where corn don't grow
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This song is pretty straightforward. For kids growing up in rural America, there is a great misconception that the city is the answer to all of their problems. A great many farm kids make this mistake and wind up regretting it later on in life.
"Hard times are real, There's dusty fields, No matter where you go. You may change your mind, 'Cause the weeds are high, Where corn don't grow."
For others, instead of leaving and moving to the city, the city comes to them. Take it from someone who grew up in rural Virginia. The encroaching suburbs of Washington DC have all but destroyed my boyhood home, and with them have come pollution, traffic, gangs, drugs, murders, rampant development, snobby rich people, large numbers of illegal immigrants, an increased cost of living, and a decreased quality of life. Waylon Jennings (who originally sang this song, God rest his soul), Travis Tritt and many other country artists know as I do, that the weed really are high, where corn don't grow.
So many good references to objects that make you feel at home. When he sings about his dad staring at his favorite coffee cup you feel how this is such a REAL part of their lives.
This is such a great song, I would love to here the Waylon original.
"I can't say he didn't worn me, this city life's a hard road to hold Ain't it funny how a dream can turn around, where corn don't grow"
What is a "hard road to hold"......how about a "hard roe to hoe"?
Pretty close, yes. It's warn, not worn, and row, not roe.
Pretty close, yes. It's warn, not worn, and row, not roe.