Lyrics
In the cool of the evening
She calls me to dance
My back's about broken
From chopping 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 strive
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 nothing
No titles to nothing
Just her love and the fire
More precious than gold
Your daddy works me in the ground
He knows something going down
Would you pack your things
And run with me?
Tomorrow at sunrise
With the dew on the cotton
They'll cut loose the watchdogs
When they see that we're gone
The smile of my sweet one
Asleep on the car seat
Ten miles to the border
Where we will be free
Some men could give you
Ranches and rivers
With fences of barbed wire
To keep out the cold
But me, I got nothing
No titles to nothing
Just her love and the fire
More precious than gold