Rain On The Scarecrow

Rain On The Scarecrow - 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

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

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 so 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