i am i am phil terra i was born a farmer s son my father he taught me how to sow he told me that the land could teach me how to grow if i could keep open my heart never be apart from the ebb and flow of life and i i still hear the words of the one and only verse that he sang before he died for the land on which we stand is the only thing we have that can withstand the weight of our lives so learn to treat the land like you treat your own two hands honor its strength cherish the gifts you hold well i never needed his strength more when they knocked upon my door and said it s time to go those words struck deep in my heart to lose the family farm is to lose all i know and my father s fate and his mother s before is what i d wished for my son who lies still yet unborn and all he could say all he could say was i m sorry leave now while you can you have been warned but the land on which we stand is the only thing we have that can withstand the weight of our lives so learn to treat the land like you treat your own two hands honor its strength cherish the gifts you hold and oh no oh no oh no oh no oh  cause you see sir seeds give birth to being what we grow is who we are it is sacred it is sweet and greed greed is the destroyer it takes vision from our eyes and the land beneath our feet and the land on which we stand is the only thing we have that can withstand the weight of our lives so learn to treat the land like you treat your own two hands honor its strength cherish the gifts you hold and if it all comes crashing down well i don t have the strength to save this town and if we re all just meant to blow away please know that i tried my best to stay please know that i tried my best to stay please know that i tried my best to stay
['michigan indie']