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