John Mellencamp - Rain On The Scarecrow lyrics

Scarecrow on a wooden cross blackbird in the barn<br>Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm<br>I grew up like my daddy did my grandpa cleared this land<br>When I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand<br><br>Chorus:<br>Rain on the scarecrow blood on the plow<br>This land fed a nation this land made me proud<br>And son I'm just sorry there's no legacy for you now<br>Rain on the scarecrow blood on the plow<br>Rain on the scarecrow blood on the plow<br><br>The crops we grew last summer weren't enough to pay the loans<br>Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring and the farmers bank foreclosed<br>Called my old friend schepman up to auction off the land<br>He said john it's just my job and I hope you understand<br>Hey calling it your job ol' hoss sure don't make it right<br>But if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight<br>And grandma's on the front porch swing with a Bible in her hand<br>Sometimes I hear her singing take me to the promised land<br>When you take away a man's dignity he can't work his fields and cows<br><br>There'll be blood on the scarecrow blood on the plow<br>Blood on the scarecrow blood on the plow<br><br>Well there's ninety-seven crosses planted in the courthouse yard<br>Ninety-seven families who lost ninety-seven farms<br>I think about my grandpa and my neighbors and my name<br>And some nights I feel like dyin' like that scarecrow in the rain<br><br>Chorus:<br>Rain on the scarecrow blood on the plow<br>This land fed a nation this land made me proud<br>And son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now<br>Rain on the scarecrow blood on the plow<br>Rain on the scarecrow blood on the plow<br><br>Rain on the scarecrow blood on the plow<br>This land fed a nation this land made me so proud<br>And son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now<br>Rain on the scarecrow blood on the plow<br>Rain on the scarecrow blood on the plow