1000 Acres

The birds are greeting the start of day
The trees have come alive
The mist is clearing in its sleepy way
Floating to the sky
The door opens, he steps outside
Takes a look around
The signs are good, the day will be kind
But peace can't be found

A thousand acres ain't that much
Compared to someone's life
One man's dream is another man's prison
One will live, and one will survive
A thousand acres ain't that much
When the heart lies elsewhere
But a thousand acres is just enough
To trap you in its lair

This field where once worked a hundred men
Now there's only one
The dreams of a father have been handed down
To a reluctant son
He climbs high into the monster machine
His heart left on the ground
Thinking of what he could have been
But for duty and family entwined

A thousand acres ain't that much
Compared to someone's life
One man's dream is another man's prison
One will live, and one will survive
A thousand acres ain't that much
When the heart lies elsewhere
But a thousand acres is just enough
To trap you in its lair