Name: Family Farm
Duration: P00H02M50S
Description: Inspired by a Terry Lyons photograph, this song was co-written with Cheryl Fletcher who injected some of her own family farm experience into the song, and whose daughter Amanda Parker also recorded vocals.

Family Farm

from Turf Wars by The Joedai Warriors

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Inspired by a Terry Lyons photograph, this song was co-written with Cheryl Fletcher who injected some of her own family farm experience into the song, and whose daughter Amanda Parker also recorded vocals.

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Family Farm

Words & music by Joe Peters & Cheryl Fletcher ©October-December 2021

INTRO
VERSE 1
The forest welcomes autumn, leaves a shimmering gold
I’m walking through the gentle woods, so far from the road
I know that I have found my way, I stop and stand alone
There before me I can see, the story of my home

CHORUS
Grandad tilled the land ‘round here, but the bills kept piling year on year
Family farm hangs by a thread, as auction day draws near

VERSE 2
They planted the bottomland, where floods had left their silt
They readied for the harvest, the corn crib soon was built
They were the first to farm this land, up to their ears in corn
They soon would build another crib, when their first child was born

CHORUS
Grandad tilled the land ‘round here, but the bills kept piling year on year
Family farm hangs by a thread, as auction day draws near

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

VERSE 3
Our legacy has now been lost, this grandson forced to sell

Nothing sure ‘cept death and tax, and my family farm death knell

OUTRO

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from Turf Wars, released January 6, 2022
5. Family Farm (Words by Joe Peters & Cheryl Fletcher, music by Joe Peters)
a. Michael Kelsey: guitars, bass
b. Joe Peters: acoustic guitar, vocals
c. Amanda Parker: vocals

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Joe Peters/The Joedai Warriors Walnut Creek, California

Joe Peters is an American singer-songwriter who has released a dozen CDs of original music since 1998. Joe grew up in the Midwest during the late 60s and early 70s, and his songs hearken back to a time when young people sought the experience of peace, love and adventure and expressed this search in their music. Joe has moved to the Bay Area of California, where he continues to write and perform. ... more

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