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5 Acres of Turnips Lyrics

Five acres of turnips ripe for the picking
The sweat and the blood oughta be enough
To keep me going

A heart and a trowel, the will to keep spinning
Faith that's untamed, a prayer for the rain
So the rows will keep growing

Don't take it for granted, reap what you're planted
Generations of shame in my granddaddy's name

Tear in the screen door, lettin' the flies in
The radio's on, the sweetest of songs, but I know they're lyin'

Secrets just simmer, Mama makes dinner
Then we all gather 'round another hole in the ground

Something beautiful comes out of this earth
Something better than him at his worse
One at a time, dead on the vine

Five acres of turnips, ripe for the picking
The sweat and the blood oughta be enough
To keep me going
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