Talk about an uphill battle, 2,000 acres of beans and cattle
But he don't ever get rattled, he just goes till the sun goes down
Hydraulic fluid on his jeans, red dye diesel and tin rose between
A cold one on the porch and a good night's sleep, y'all hold him up with me now
Here's to the farmer, the plants, the fields and the spring
That turned from green to that harvest honey
Hold one up for the banker downtown
That got him on his feet with a handshake of money
Here's to the farmer's wife, that loves him every night
Raising a son, raising a daughter
They gather round the table, send it up to the father
Somehow they get closer when times get harder
Here's to the farmer
Here's to the farmer
His vision's creeping on in
Neighborhood kids keep jumping his fence
He could double his money
But that'd be the end of a promise he'll never break
Cause he looked his daddy in the eye
And he's got that stubborn pride
He'll be here till the day he dies
No he wouldn't have it any other way
Here's to the farmer, the plants, the fields and the spring
That turned from green to that harvest honey
Hold one up for the banker downtown
That got him on his feet with a handshake of money
Here's to the farmer's wife
That loves him every night
Raising a son, raising a daughter
They gather round the table, send it up to the father
Somehow they get closer when times get harder
Here's to the farmer
Here's to the farmer
That loves his day in the sun
Won't sell that old half-ton
Nobody knows better about a harder daughter
Here's to the farmer
Just tell him out, boy, he's gotta go
And he'll go farther
Here's to the farmer
Here's to the farmer
Thank you, boys