Rain On The Scarecrow Lyrics - On The Rural Route 7609 - John Mellencamp

Scarecrow on a wooden cross Blackbird in the barn 

Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm 

I 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 

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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 ol' 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 

Well there's ninety-seven crosses planted in the courthouse yard 

Ninety-seven families who lost ninety-seven farms 

I think about my grandpa and my neighbors and my name 

And some nights I feel like dyin' Like that scarecrow in the rain 

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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 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