[Verse 1]
Missouri dust on the old back road
Red barn leaning where the tall grass grows
Cows move slow by the weathered fence
Every mile still makes good sense
I remember mornings with a pale blue sky
A coffee tin and a crow flying by
Boots by the door, hay on my sleeve
That kind of place is hard to leave
[Chorus]
I want a ranch where the fence lines run
Past the pond and the rising sun
Give me a horse, a porch, and room to roam
A little piece of earth I can call home
Time keeps turning, twenty-three already
But that Missouri dream still holds me steady
When I close my eyes, I know where I am
Back in the fields, making plans
[Verse 2]
The cows knew the sound of the feed truck gate
And the evening wind never hurried late
My hands got sore, but my heart felt right
Watching the pastures fade into night
Now the years roll on like a county train
I carry that farm through the city rain
Every paycheck, every road I take
Brings me closer to the life I’ll make
[Chorus]
I want a ranch where the fence lines run
Past the pond and the rising sun
Give me a horse, a porch, and room to roam
A little piece of earth I can call home
Time keeps turning, twenty-three already
But that Missouri dream still holds me steady
When I close my eyes, I know where I am
Back in the fields, making plans
[Bridge]
Someday I’ll unlock a gate of my own
Plant a cottonwood beside the road
The cows will call when the daylight bends
And I’ll stay right there till the daylight ends
[Final Chorus]
I’ll have a ranch where the fence lines run
Past the pond and the rising sun
A faithful horse and a porch out back
Mud on my boots and a well-worn hat
Time keeps turning, but I’m not afraid
I’m saving for the dream those fields made
When the long road finally comes to an end
Missouri farm, I’ll see you again
[Outro]
Missouri farm, I’ll see you again
Where the cows graze slow and the wide fields bend