Gold and Green

August, another era
Amber light and heat lamp sun
Freckled face, dust bowl shins
Invent your day's fun

Looking out over Kansas skies
And waiting for a drop of rain
The wheat in the ground is drying up
And the dust is blowing on the southern plains

There's been twenty storms this year so far
But it's wind instead of rain
And the sky is so dusty you can't see a star
But they're out there just the same

There's hope for us somewhere
Maybe a life for us out west
We'll work the land for someone else
And let the good lord do the rest

It's time to let things go for now
Life here has grown too lean
So pack your bags for nowhere
And dream of gold and green

There's been twenty storms this year so far
But it's wind instead of rain
And the sky is so dusty you can't see a star
But they're out there just the same

As we watched our land disappear
I could see your eyes grow tired
From crying for the life we had
Our dreams and our desires

It's hard to make sense of things
And the world doesn't seem to care
But the preacher says the lord won't give
Us more than we can bear

There's been twenty storms this year so far
But it's wind instead of rain
And the sky is so dusty you can't see a star
But they're out there just the same

There's been twenty storms this year so far
But it's wind instead of rain
And the sky is so dusty you can't see a star
But they're out there just the same