Top Songs By Kalyn Beasley
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kalyn Beasley
Lead Vocals
Ned LeDoux
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kalyn Beasley
Songwriter
Levi Luoma
Songwriter
Kaine Peters
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Cody Braun
Producer
Lyrics
I was sitting at a coffee shop the other day
With my good friend Earl and my neighbor Greg
And we were tossing frustrations back and forth like a beach ball
You see Earl's tractor well it's broke down
And Greg's fences are mere suggestions to cows
And I've got a pivot that won't pivot cause it's stalled
It seems all we ever come here for
Is to seek solace from our agricultural wars
And to make sure our neighbor's problems are as bad as our own
I wish things were different and if there's one thing I'd change
I wouldn't move off this generational range
But I could sure do without my annual meeting about a loan
I wish we were ranchin' rich
It ain't the same as ranchin' poor
With the little bit of change that we make
For all these chores
We've got bills that are coming due
Can't afford to buy nothing new
Everything that we've got's held together
By twine and a little can-do
Now take old Doc Blake for instance
He's got wagyu cows and vinyl fences
And a way to pay for it all if he takes a loss
My wife sure envies his pond and gazebo
And his house well it's muy bonito
And I get the impression he gives no thought to profit or cost
Now To be fair he's just a small operation
And you'd have to be for as many vacations as they take
And hell right now I think they're on one
But he dreamed of this life as a boy in the city
And our experience as ranchers couldn't be different
Cause the truth of the matter is he gets to do this all for fun
I wish we were ranchin' rich
It aint the same as ranchin' poor
With the little bit of change that we make
For all these chores
Got bills that are coming due
Can't afford to buy nothing new
Everything that we've got's held together
By twine and a little can-do
Tell me fellas what would you do
If a substantial and sudden windfall blew
And you found yourself with no bill you couldn't pay
Well Earl grabbed his chin and thought it over
And Greg threw up his hands and shrugged his shoulders
And I said boys, I've been thinking about this for days
I'd get an asphalt driveway that melts the snow
And a tractor that starts even when it's cold
And a three phase hydralic bucket mount cylinder
For post pounding ties, t-posts and sprinklers
I'd turn my double to a triple wide trailer
New haydogs for a 243 bailer
Lord I'd have a whole shop full of the best tools you can get
Cause I've tried it one way
But I'd like to try ranchin' rich
It ain't the same as ranchin' poor
With the little bit of change that we make for all these chores
Tell the bankers all to go to hell
Pick and choose when I wanna sell
I could finally go out and find me some dedicated personnel
I'd try to keep it secret but I feel as though it wouldn't go so well
Cause if I was ranching rich you would immediately be able to tell
Written by: Kaine Peters, Kalyn Beasley, Levi Luoma