Ranches And Rivers Lyrics - Ely Joe

In the cool of the evening 

She calls me to dance. 

My back's about broken. 

From choppin' the plants 

My soul is so thirsty, 

I can't sleep at night 

She walks in my dreams 

and brings me delight 

I was born to the workers 

To toil and to strife 

My father before me 

He worked all his life 

He took nothing for granted 

He said son never bend 

This heart that's been broken 

Only her love can mend 

Some men could give you 

Ranches and Rivers 

With fences of Barbed Wire 

To keep out the cold 

But me, I got nothin' 

No Titles to nothin' 

Just a Love and a Fire 

More Precious than gold 

Your daddy works me in the ground 

He knows something's goin' down 

Will you pack your things and ride with me?