S Lazy H Lyrics - Things That Can't Be Undone - Corb Lund

Well I was born in this valley 

On this ranch I was raised 

I learned to lope, rope and dally 

On the S Lazy H 

Well the roots of my people 

They run deep on this place 

I am sixth generation 

On the S Lazy H 

And when it came to the future 

I never gave it a thought 

If there were broncs to be broken 

Endless steers to be caught 

Well my youth it was carefree 

For the work was my play 

And what I loved would always be there 

On the S Lazy H 

I had one beloved sister 

A few years younger than me 

Before a sole cowboy had kissed her 

She left for school in the east 

Me I might have gone to college 

Might have liked to fly planes 

But my dad needed help to 

Run the S Lazy H 

So I worked there 'long side him 

Put adult years in this place 

And I gained appreciation 

For the lines on his face 

And when mom had grown older 

And when dad passed away 

It fell to me to look after 

The S Lazy H 

By now my sister she had married 

A sharp attorney back east 

We didn't see eye to eye but 

I did my best to make peace 

What did they see when they looked over 

Over the fence one fine day 

They saw a whole lot a value 

In the S Lazy H 

So after thought and assessment 

The court awarded them half 

And no cow / calf operation 

Carries that kind of cash 

Well I worked through the numbers 

Worked them every which way 

Yeah I went through the numbers 

Oh and boys I'm afraid 

I had to sell twenty sections 

Of the S Lazy H 

Sometimes right isn't equal 

Sometimes equal's not fair 

There will soon be rows of houses 

On that ridge over there 

Many lifetimes of labour 

Will be all but erased 

So shed a tear and look skyward 

God help the S lazy H 

The last few years were a struggle 

But I gave it my best 

And I tried to go forward 

On the land that was left 

Well I have lived with the sorrow 

And I will die with the shame 

For now the bank owns what's left of 

The S Lazy H