Wildly creative, musically, lyrically, vocally - and a lot of fun.

YouTube has pictures from the farm days: youtu.be/2LV-Y6N6LLs
In the 1980's I made a radical change to my life by purchasing registered Holstein dairy cows and renting a farm. It was a hard way to make a living, but I was passionate. Paths eventually led to computers, but I still think about those days.
The song was purposely simple and written as an acoustic guitar ballad with some organ solo at the bridge.
VERSE1
In the quiet of the misty morning,
All is still as the new day is forming.
There’s dew on the grass as the sun starts glowing.
I look ‘cross the hills and I am smiling.
CHORUS
A way of life on the farm.
There were hardships, but there was charm.
Despite the work, it’s where I belong.
Memories come back as I sing this song
VERSE2
The land was poor and the nutrients gone.
Endless chores that were never done.
Dairy cows, chickens, cats, and a dog.
Lives to care for, and lots of love.
VERSE3
A dream and a passion for many years,
Plenty of happiness and plenty of tears.
We got strength from each other, to face all our fears,
But the farm was a struggle and forced new careers.

DAVEHEFFNER.COM

On The Farm (ft. Dave Heffner - vocals)

Hey there with your never ending
la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,
I can't help it, the signs your sending
la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,

I've been a pew in the church,
a statue in the cemetery,
I'd leave it all in the lurch,
just to taste your symmetry,
and we could make a hymn or three,

hey there with the way you're making
la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,
I'm off key and the world is aching,
la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,

I've been a never-you-mind,
a steeple in the nether reaches,
I'd leave all far behind,
for a song called you and me,
caught here in your gravity,

LAAAH!!!!

as I walk on tippy toes,
through the place where nothing grows,
here I have to plant my seeds deep inside me,
I was pregnant with the world,
and every thunder bolt it hurled,
till your beauty crept inside where I hide me,
and now everything is wrong,
I'll never show you this song,

la,la,la,la,

hey there,
did you know that you're so la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la?
lapping dream of a bright tomorrow,
la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,
but I'm a prison you see,
and it's really quite contagious,
so I'll be leaving you be,
putting out this tremble fire,
and wishing you your heart's desire,

Z - Field

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZtzNNMjgxQ
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