Verse
G C G
Well I was born in this valley, on this ranch, I was raised
G Am D
I learned to lope, rope and dally, on the S lazy H
G C G
Well the roots of my people, they run deep on this place
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I am sixth generation on the S lazy H
[Verse 2]
G C G
When it came to the future, I never gave it a thought
G Am D
If there were broncs to be broken, endless steers to be caught
G C G
Well my youth, it was carefree, for the work was my play
G Bm C D G
And what I loved would always be there on the S lazy H
[Verse 3]
G C G
I had one beloved sister a few years younger than me
G Am D
Before a sole cowboy had kissed her, she left for school in the East
G C G
Me I might have gone to college, might have liked to fly planes
G Bm C D G
But my dad, he needed help to run the S lazy H
[Verse 4]
G C G
So I worked there long-side him, put adult years in this place
G Am D
And I gained appreciation, for the lines on his face
G C G
And when mom had grown older, and when dad passed away
G Bm C D G
It fell to me to look after the S lazy H
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[Verse 5]
G C G
By now my sister she had married a sharp attorney back East
G Am D
We didn’t see eye to eye but, I did my best to make peace
G C G
What did they see when they looked over, over the fence one fine day
G Bm C D G
They saw a whole lot of value in the S lazy H
[Verse 6]
G C G
So after thought and assessment, the court awarded them half
G Am D
And no cow-calf operation carries that kind of cash
G C G
Well I worked through the numbers, worked them every which way
G C G
Yeah I went through the numbers, oh and boys I’m afraid
G Bm C D G
I had to sell twenty sections of the S lazy H
[Verse 7]
G C G
Sometimes right isn’t equal, sometimes equal’s not fair
G Am D
There will soon be rows of houses on that ridge over there
G C G
Many lifetimes of labor will be all but erased
G Bm C D G
So shed a tear and look skyward, God help the S lazy H
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[Verse 8]
G C G
The last few years were a struggle, but I gave it my best
G Am D
And I tried to go forward on the land that was left
G C G
I have lived with the sorrow and I will die with the shame
G Bm C D G
For now the bank owns what’s left of the S lazy H