1000 Acres

The birds are greeting, the start of the day
The trees have come alive
The mist is clearing in its sleepy way
Floating to the sky

The door opens, he steps outside
Takes a look around
The signs are good, the day will be kind
But peace can't be found

Chorus
1000 acres is not that much
Compared to someone's life
One man's dream is another man's prison
One will live, and one will survive
1000 acres is not that much
When the heart lies elsewhere
But 100 acres is just enough
To trap you in its lair

This field where once worked 100 men
Now there's is only one
The dreams of a father have been handed down
To a reluctant son

He climbs high into the monster machine
His heart left on the ground
Thinking of what he could have been
But for duty and family entwined