an old cake feeder on the rack bale of hay on the bed he's up before the sun each day so his stock
can all be thin does his best to make it work three kids and a loving wife it's a family tradition
and this ranch is their life but there's bills to pay and mouths to feed in an endless list of
chores he was born to live the life he has be thankful it ain't yours but it's worth it
well there's no vacation and no retirement plan it's a tough job to do but it gets done
and it's worth it
bought through droughts and blizzards doctor newborn calves and optics on the gun rack to
protect all that he has the lessons taught with common sense there's bound to be mistakes
the simple life ain't easy when you give more than you take and there's bills to pay and mouths
to feed in an endless list of chores he was born to live the life he has be thankful it ain't yours
and once you've given him your 1500 dollars and joined the military


but it's worth it
there's no vacation and no retirement plan it's a tough job to do but it gets done and it's worth it
and this ranch went to a Nimby couple of times and said hey there's
a McDonald, Yeah, I want to get married right now, Hey, Mom!
and it's hard to understand and leave a name of your bättre on the jet pass over.
you're there
why he wouldn't rather
be most anywhere
but he's smiling
and he doesn't seem to care
I guess
it's worth it
finally early morning
the rain comes pouring down
things are gonna get better
back asleep and to the sound
at the family's
supper table he thanks the Lord
for all he's done
proud of this little spread
it's heaven beneath the sun
but there's bills to pay
and mouths to feed and an endless list
of chores
he was born to live the life he has
be thankful it ain't yours
but it's worth it
there's no vacation
and no retirement plan
it's a tough job to do
but it gets done
and it's worth it
yeah it's worth it
yeah it's worth it