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In this current climate of change it seems some things never willAge of my formation split between the grange and PleasurevilleSkill and dedication, gained appreciation for the workHe's up early to serve stock feed and tend to burleySurely this man is a model, though my role is cast in other fieldsTypify provisioner, I empathize, a brother feelsMeaning in the motion goin' out to bring a promise homeSon be there in spirit, father left to do the job aloneShown the ways of older generations, known little elseElements affect them all, weather wear the mental healthDown inside the dale driving bales, on his own to thinkArrived with the rye, just shy of mad and prone to drinkIn an eye blink, the storm clouds rolled in, tension builtLet em pass, them attempt an intervention - get 'em killedCaught up in the tempest, mother suffered nature's wrathWhen the neighbors asked, quick to say she slipped takin' a bath, but uh...And when the cops came knockin', she tell 'em ?I aint talkin'?The thrashin' don't happen often - he's a hard workin' man, and theBaby's barely walkin' and the bills aint stoppin'A day lost will cost him - is it hard to understandWhy the women keep livin' as the men keep hittin'Passively passin' it off as a victim of circumstanceHere's a whole life given, sacrificed for the childrenLet him loose, he's got no use for a tender handSongtexteCHORUS:Never break, it's a test of faith, I bet tomorrow brings a better dayRest your frame, help is on its way, signs are blowin through the weather vaneDeath is grace, like it says in James, which of us will be kept to wait?No don't hesitate, no for heaven's sake, just let us prayThe Good Lord's gonna set him straightLast year drought took the crops, now facin' floodsStaples on the table aint enough, what we scrapin' up willGo to pay the bank back, partial payment - take thatLife in dire straights will make a stark-raving maniacTapped a fifth of vodka, kicked her hard enough to break a ribShhh - keep quiet, too much cryin' she gon' wake the kidsAnd when the cops came knockin' she tell em ?I aint talkin'?It's only gon' be a problem when the farm don't yieldYou know a man's heart hardens when his fam starts starvin'The wind did in the garden, now the rains claimed the fieldI'll take the weight of the burden if it means less hurtin'In crisis the type of person you're with is fully revealedThings may be more certain if you take away the bourbonTired of fussin' I'll discuss it when the bones healCHORUSBaby times are tough, but you know you're makin' em harderHousehold on the edge when you're wired on that firewaterDaughter old enough to see the evidence, herselfHe told her ?mind your business,? nothing else, then headed for the shelfOnce he polished off a bottle, started throttlin' the youngest sonNest threatened, mama got the weapon, now what's done is doneAnd when the cops came knockin' she tell 'em ?I aint talkin'?Drop the body in a coffin, dig a hole and throw it inWhen the callous won't soften, it's only one way to stop 'emHe's gone, but not forgotten are the scars in the skinA mother's resolve is steady, with the volatile especially demandingStand ready for the man to go againSpent enough time guessin' if the curse would turn deadlyI heard every word you read me but I'm innocentCHORUS Aus Songtexte Mania