Waylon Jennings

^D As we sat on the front porch of that
^G Old gray house where I was born and ^D raised
^Bm Starin' at the dusty field
^G Where my daddy worked hard every ^D day
I ^Bm think it kinda hurt him when I said
^G Daddy there's a lot that I don't ^D know
But ^Bm don't you ever dream about a ^G life
Where corn don't ^D grow.
He just sat there cryin',
Starin' at his favorite coffee cup
I saw a storm of mixed emotions
In his eyes when he looked up
He said son at you age I know it seems
Like this old world is turning slow
And you think you'll find the answer to it all
Where corn don't grow.
Refrain
^D Hard times are ^Bm real
There's dusty ^G fields
No matter where you ^D go
And you may change your ^Bm mind
'Cause the weeds are ^G high
Where corn don't ^D grow.
I remember feelin' guilty
When daddy walked back in the house
I was only seventeen back then
But I thought that I knew more than I know now
I can't say he didn't warn me
City life's a hard row to hoe
Ain't it funny how a dream can turn around
Where corn don't grow.
Refrain
You may change your mind
Oh, the weeds are high
Where corn don't grow.