Buy Dirt

[00:05.13] A few days before he turned 80
[00:07.88] He was sittin' out back in a rocker
[00:10.85] He said, "What you been up to lately?"
[00:13.62] I told him, "Chasing a dollar"
[00:16.41] And in between sips of coffee
[00:18.92] He poured this wisdom out
[00:20.90] Said, "If you want my two cents on making a dollar count
[00:25.68] Buy dirt
[00:27.55] Find the one you can't live without
[00:30.15] Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
[00:32.71] Do what you love but call it work
[00:35.35] And throw a little money in the plate at church
[00:38.30] Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
[00:40.59] Add a few limbs to your family tree
[00:43.56] And watch their pencil marks
[00:45.19] And the grass in the yard all grow up"
[00:48.74] 'Cause the truth about it is
[00:51.48] It all goes by real quick
[00:54.12] You can't buy happiness
[00:58.15] But you can buy dirt
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[01:04.37] Before you get caught on that ladder
[01:07.32] Let me tell you what it's all about
[01:09.65] Find you a few things that matter
[01:12.45] That you can put a fence around
[01:15.33] And then he laid it out
[01:17.38] Buy dirt
[01:18.65] Find the one you can't live without
[01:21.09] Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
[01:23.72] Do what you love but call it work
[01:26.34] And throw a little money in the plate at church
[01:29.28] Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
[01:31.66] And add a few limbs to your family tree
[01:34.83] And watch their pencil marks
[01:36.34] And the grass in the yard all grow up
[01:40.09] 'Cause the truth about it is
[01:42.35] It all goes by real quick
[01:45.26] You can't buy happiness
[01:49.08] But you can buy dirt
[01:54.62] You can buy dirt
[01:58.49]
[02:01.41] And thank the good Lord for it
[02:03.62] 'Cause He ain't makin' any more of it
[02:06.34] So buy dirt
[02:08.87] Find the one you can't live without
[02:11.23] Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
[02:13.72] Do what you love but call it work
[02:16.43] And throw a little money in the plate at church
[02:19.12] Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
[02:21.87] Add a few limbs to your family tree
[02:24.82] And watch their pencil marks
[02:26.03] And the grass in the yard all grow up
[02:29.43] 'Cause the truth about it is
[02:32.09] It all goes by real quick
[02:35.25] You can't buy happiness
[02:38.99] But you can buy dirt
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