They Won’t Have Me

[Verse 1]
They won't have me, but I love this place
The rural life is broken and the farmlands gone to chaff
My hands are idle and my mind needs rest
The toil of the decent and the sleep of the best

[Verse 2]
I sit in diners with all the old men
And they, they talk of work 'cause it's all they ever did
They gave their hearts to Jesus and got serious
And they gave up their drinking and they worked for this—

[Pre-Chorus]
Nothing, nothing

[Chorus]
And it's all this love to offer, and all this love to waste
All this love to offer and all this love to waste

[Verse 3]
Lame dog on the highway where the old road used to be
Now you know what divides us
Is just a difference someone made
Some got tired of trying, some were just too scared to stay
But we gave ourselves to nothing and we let 'em have their day

[Bridge]
Now who's gonna do the planting?
And who's gonna pray for rain?
And who's gonna keep the farmland
From the subdivision man?

[Pre-Chorus]
Nothing, nothing
Nothing, nothing

[Chorus]
And it's all this love to offer, and all this love to waste