Dan Macphee
© James Gordon 2001
from One Timeless Moment on Borealis Records
As the morning comes
Dan likes to hum
Along with some old Patsy Cline song
The rooster crows so the new sun knows
Which of Dan's green fields it should shine on
For a hundred years
McPhee's have been here
Looking down those straight furrows, feeling proud
But since that real estate man
Came to visit Dan
He sees his grandfather's face in the clouds
Chorus
And he thinks as he opens up the barn door
It doesn't seem to be much sense in it
Since I can't make a living on this farm anymore
Ah, but I could make a killing if I quit
Instrumental
Down California way
The farming's easier they say
You can make just about anything grow
The season's longer and the dollar's stronger
And you've got your cheap labour from Mexico
No one cares these days
When the best land gets paved
And another family farm disappears
Just across that fence line
You can hear the whine of the bulldozers working their way here
Any he's wonder what he's doing with this for
The harder he tries the worst it gets
He says " I can't make a living on this farm anymore
Ah, but I could make a killin' if I quit
Instrumental
These lonely nights Dan macphee likes
To visit with Clancy in his stall
He gives that old horse his daily report
He says in the morning I guess I'll give that city man a call
Chorus
And he thinks as he closes up the barn door
It doesn't seem to be much sense in it
I can't make a living on this farm anymore
Ah, but I could make a killing if I quit
Ah, but I could make a killing if I quit
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