5 Acres of Turnips

Five acres of turnips Ripe for the picking The sweat and the blood Oughta be enough To keep me going A heart and a trowel The will to keep spinning Faith that's untamed A prayer for the rain So the rose will keep growing Don't take it for granted (Ooh) Reap what you planted (Ooh) Generations of shame (Ooh) In my granddaddy's name (Ooh) Tear in the screen door Lettin' the flies in The radio's on The sweetest of songs But I know they're lying Secrets just simmer (Ooh) Momma makes dinner (Ooh) Then we all gather 'round (Ooh) Another hole in the ground (Ooh) Somethin' beautiful comes out of this dirt Something better than him at his worst One at a time Dead on the vine Five acres of turnips Ripe for the picking The sweat and the blood Oughta be enough To keep me going