Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Rain On The Scarecrow , by - John Mellencamp. Song from the album Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits, in the genre Иностранный рокRain On The Scarecrow |
| Scarecrow on a wooden cross |
| Blackbird in the barn |
| Four hundred empty acres |
| That used to be my farm |
| Grew up like my daddy did |
| My grandpa cleared this land |
| When I was five |
| I walked the fence while Grandpa held my hand |
| Rain on the scarecrow |
| Blood on the plow |
| This land fed a nation |
| This land made me proud |
| And son, I`m just sorry |
| There`s no legacy for you now |
| Rain on the scarecrow |
| Blood on the plow |
| Rain on the scarecrow |
| Blood on the plow |
| The crops we grew last summer |
| Weren`t enough to pay the loans |
| Couldn`t buy the seed to plant this spring |
| And the Farmers' Bank foreclosed |
| Called my old friend Schepman |
| Up to auction off the land |
| He said: |
| «John, it`s just my job |
| And I hope you understand.» |
| Hey, calling it your job, ole hoss |
| Sure don`t make it right |
| But if you want me to |
| I`ll say a prayer for your soul tonight |
| And grandma`s on the front porch swing |
| With a Bible in her hand |
| Sometimes I hear her singing |
| Take me to the Promised Land |
| When you take away a man`s dignity |
| He can`t work his fields and cows |
| There`ll be |
| Blood on the scarecrow |
| Blood on the plow |
| Blood on the scarecrow |
| Blood on the plow |
| There`s 97 crosses |
| Planted in the courthouse yard |
| Ninety-seven families who |
| Lost ninety-seven farms |
| I think about my grandpa |
| My neighbors and my name |
| And some nights |
| I feel like dying |
| Like that scarecrow in the rain |
| Rain on the scarecrow |
| Blood on the plow |
| This land fed a nation |
| This land made me proud |
| And son, I`m just sorry |
| They`re just memories for you now |
| Rain on the scarecrow |
| Blood on the plow |
| Rain on the scarecrow |
| Blood on the plow |
| Rain on the scarecrow |
| Blood on the plow |
| This land fed a nation |
| This land made me so proud |
| Son, I`m just sorry |
| They`re just memories for you now |
| Rain on the scarecrow |
| Blood on the plow |
| Rain on the scarecrow |
| Blood on the plow |
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