This Flatland Life

Way out west, we got the oil and the wind

One you can pump, one you can spin

Both make money, both make sense

Some folks love it, some take offense

I got no issue 'cause I'm in between

This flatland life and a south plains dream

We got folks that say that they won't come back

But they can't stay away from the old pump jack

In a place that looks like time's forgotten

But all I see is the highest cotton

I got no issue 'cause I'm in between

This flatland life and a south plains dream

We're all out here

We know what it's about here

When the crude goes up

You know it's gonna come down

Ride the wind through the highs and lows

Find a place in between

This flatland life and a south plains dream

We got republicans and democrats

Semi-educated aristocrats

People who have claim to have seen the light

And those who wanna stay out all night

There's red and there's blue, but they all love green

In this flatland life and a south plains dream

Yeah, we're all out here

We know what it's about here

When the crude goes up

You know it's gonna come down

Ride the wind through the highs and the lows

Find a place in between

This flatland life and a south plains dream

When the wells get capped and the wind won't blow

And the skies dry up and dandelions won't grow

No one will care to fuss or fight

About who was wrong or who was right

In the end, we'll all lay beneath

This flatland life and a south plains dream

We're all out here

We know what it's about here

When the crude goes up

You know it's gonna come down

Ride the wind through the highs and lows

Find a place in between

This flatland life and a south plains dream

This flatland life and a south plains dream