[Verse 1]
Sun comes up on the wire fence
I’m out here before the hens
Mud on my boots, dirt on my hands
Know every line this ground can bend
Seed by seed, I draw the day
Push that wheel, watch it pay
Wide open field, old red truck
Same hard work, same good luck
[Pre-Chorus]
And the sky turns gold
When the first rows show
You can hear that hope
In the tractor roll
[Chorus]
Boots in the rows, boots in the rows
Baby, that’s how the good life grows
Hands in the soil, heart on fire
We work it down, we take it higher
Boots in the rows, boots in the rows (boots in the rows)
Nothing blooms if nobody shows
[Verse 2]
Rain on the tin roof, sharp and clean
Runoff shining through the green
Tomato vines and a stubborn bean
Fighting for a place to lean
Mama says, “Boy, don’t rush that land”
It gives back slow if you understand
Every bruise and every call
Turns to bread come late fall
[Pre-Chorus]
And the sky turns gold
When the first rows show
You can hear that hope
In the tractor roll
[Chorus]
Boots in the rows, boots in the rows
Baby, that’s how the good life grows
Hands in the soil, heart on fire
We work it down, we take it higher
Boots in the rows, boots in the rows (boots in the rows)
Nothing blooms if nobody shows
[Bridge]
Let the wind bend high
Let the blackbirds ride
We don’t need much
Just a full field and time
[Final Chorus]
Boots in the rows, boots in the rows
Baby, that’s how the good life grows
Hands in the soil, heart on fire
We work it down, we take it higher
Boots in the rows, boots in the rows (boots in the rows)
Nothing blooms if nobody shows