Story Behind The Song
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Song Description
The story of a farm auction
| Song Length |
3:17 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
Farmer, Regret |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Between These Walls
c 2011 Ian North
They took the old framed home sweet home down off the wall today
And gathered all the county in to see what they would pay
For some hunks of rusted metal and a picture from the hall
And a hundred years, between these walls
Chorus:
Between these walls
All the love
And the ones who couldn't stay
And the dream of a glorious day
The barn needs work and the tractors broke and the old man's knees are gone
He says, prices just won't justify another years of keeping on
And he stands out on the porch and looks down where the valley falls
And dreams a hundred years between these walls
Chorus:
Between these walls
All the love
And the ones who had to stay
And the dream of a glorious day
Bridge:
It's a dollar for the hammer Grampa used to build these walls against weather
But not a penny for the stories Gramma told to hold us all together
Now the old man has to sell it, 'cause this generation turned it down
And there are people here who know what it will bring in back in town
But when it's lying in the yard under the auction call
None of that will tell you what it cost to live between these walls
Chorus:
Between these walls
All the love
And the ones who'll always stay
And the dream of a glorious day