Buy Dirt
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๐ Lyrics
A few days before he turned 80
He was sittin' out back in a rocker
He said, "what you been up to lately?"
I told him, "chasing a dollar"
And in between sips of coffee
He poured this wisdom out
Said, "If you want my two cents on making a dollar count
Buy dirt
Find the one you can't live without
Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
Do what you love but call it work
And throw a little money in the plate at church
Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
Add a few limbs to your family tree
And watch their pencil marks
And the grass in the yard all grow up"
'Cause the truth about it is
It all goes by real quick
You can't buy happiness
But you can buy dirt
Before you get caught on that ladder
Let me tell you what it's all about
Find you a few things that matter
That you can put a fence around
And then he laid it out
Buy dirt
Find the one you can't live without
Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
Do what you love but call it work
And throw a little money in the plate at church
Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
Add a few limbs to your family tree
And watch their pencil marks
And the grass in the yard all grow up
'Cause the truth about it is
It all goes by real quick
You can't buy happiness
But you can buy dirt
You can buy dirt
And thank the good Lord for it
'Cause He ain't makin' any more of it
So buy dirt
Find the one you can't live without
Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
Do what you love but call it work
And throw a little money in the plate at church
Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
Add a few limbs to your family tree
And watch their pencil marks
And the grass in the yard all grow up
'Cause the truth about it is
It all goes by real quick
You can't buy happiness
But you can buy dirt
He was sittin' out back in a rocker
He said, "what you been up to lately?"
I told him, "chasing a dollar"
And in between sips of coffee
He poured this wisdom out
Said, "If you want my two cents on making a dollar count
Buy dirt
Find the one you can't live without
Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
Do what you love but call it work
And throw a little money in the plate at church
Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
Add a few limbs to your family tree
And watch their pencil marks
And the grass in the yard all grow up"
'Cause the truth about it is
It all goes by real quick
You can't buy happiness
But you can buy dirt
Before you get caught on that ladder
Let me tell you what it's all about
Find you a few things that matter
That you can put a fence around
And then he laid it out
Buy dirt
Find the one you can't live without
Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
Do what you love but call it work
And throw a little money in the plate at church
Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
Add a few limbs to your family tree
And watch their pencil marks
And the grass in the yard all grow up
'Cause the truth about it is
It all goes by real quick
You can't buy happiness
But you can buy dirt
You can buy dirt
And thank the good Lord for it
'Cause He ain't makin' any more of it
So buy dirt
Find the one you can't live without
Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
Do what you love but call it work
And throw a little money in the plate at church
Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
Add a few limbs to your family tree
And watch their pencil marks
And the grass in the yard all grow up
'Cause the truth about it is
It all goes by real quick
You can't buy happiness
But you can buy dirt
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:05.68] A few days before he turned 80
[00:08.39] He was sittin' out back in a rocker
[00:10.70] He said, "what you been up to lately?"
[00:14.44] I told him, "chasing a dollar"
[00:16.56] And in between sips of coffee
[00:19.26] He poured this wisdom out
[00:21.69] Said, "If you want my two cents on making a dollar count
[00:26.13] Buy dirt
[00:28.09] Find the one you can't live without
[00:30.68] Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
[00:33.07] Do what you love but call it work
[00:35.44] And throw a little money in the plate at church
[00:38.43] Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
[00:41.05] Add a few limbs to your family tree
[00:43.78] And watch their pencil marks
[00:45.56] And the grass in the yard all grow up"
[00:49.09] 'Cause the truth about it is
[00:51.99] It all goes by real quick
[00:54.14] You can't buy happiness
[00:58.06] But you can buy dirt
[01:04.90] Before you get caught on that ladder
[01:07.67] Let me tell you what it's all about
[01:10.59] Find you a few things that matter
[01:12.61] That you can put a fence around
[01:15.58] And then he laid it out
[01:17.40] Buy dirt
[01:19.26] Find the one you can't live without
[01:21.74] Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
[01:24.05] Do what you love but call it work
[01:27.08] And throw a little money in the plate at church
[01:29.67] Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
[01:32.34] Add a few limbs to your family tree
[01:34.98] And watch their pencil marks
[01:36.87] And the grass in the yard all grow up
[01:40.28] 'Cause the truth about it is
[01:42.64] It all goes by real quick
[01:45.34] You can't buy happiness
[01:49.28] But you can buy dirt
[01:54.87] You can buy dirt
[02:01.52] And thank the good Lord for it
[02:03.68] 'Cause He ain't makin' any more of it
[02:07.32] So buy dirt
[02:08.96] Find the one you can't live without
[02:11.61] Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
[02:14.38] Do what you love but call it work
[02:16.74] And throw a little money in the plate at church
[02:19.37] Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
[02:22.06] Add a few limbs to your family tree
[02:24.92] And watch their pencil marks
[02:26.90] And the grass in the yard all grow up
[02:29.94] 'Cause the truth about it is
[02:32.82] It all goes by real quick
[02:35.28] You can't buy happiness
[02:39.13] But you can buy dirt
[02:41.63]
[00:08.39] He was sittin' out back in a rocker
[00:10.70] He said, "what you been up to lately?"
[00:14.44] I told him, "chasing a dollar"
[00:16.56] And in between sips of coffee
[00:19.26] He poured this wisdom out
[00:21.69] Said, "If you want my two cents on making a dollar count
[00:26.13] Buy dirt
[00:28.09] Find the one you can't live without
[00:30.68] Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
[00:33.07] Do what you love but call it work
[00:35.44] And throw a little money in the plate at church
[00:38.43] Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
[00:41.05] Add a few limbs to your family tree
[00:43.78] And watch their pencil marks
[00:45.56] And the grass in the yard all grow up"
[00:49.09] 'Cause the truth about it is
[00:51.99] It all goes by real quick
[00:54.14] You can't buy happiness
[00:58.06] But you can buy dirt
[01:04.90] Before you get caught on that ladder
[01:07.67] Let me tell you what it's all about
[01:10.59] Find you a few things that matter
[01:12.61] That you can put a fence around
[01:15.58] And then he laid it out
[01:17.40] Buy dirt
[01:19.26] Find the one you can't live without
[01:21.74] Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
[01:24.05] Do what you love but call it work
[01:27.08] And throw a little money in the plate at church
[01:29.67] Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
[01:32.34] Add a few limbs to your family tree
[01:34.98] And watch their pencil marks
[01:36.87] And the grass in the yard all grow up
[01:40.28] 'Cause the truth about it is
[01:42.64] It all goes by real quick
[01:45.34] You can't buy happiness
[01:49.28] But you can buy dirt
[01:54.87] You can buy dirt
[02:01.52] And thank the good Lord for it
[02:03.68] 'Cause He ain't makin' any more of it
[02:07.32] So buy dirt
[02:08.96] Find the one you can't live without
[02:11.61] Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
[02:14.38] Do what you love but call it work
[02:16.74] And throw a little money in the plate at church
[02:19.37] Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
[02:22.06] Add a few limbs to your family tree
[02:24.92] And watch their pencil marks
[02:26.90] And the grass in the yard all grow up
[02:29.94] 'Cause the truth about it is
[02:32.82] It all goes by real quick
[02:35.28] You can't buy happiness
[02:39.13] But you can buy dirt
[02:41.63]