Buy Dirt

A few days before he turned 80
 He was sittin' out back in a rocker
 He said, "What you been up to lately?"
 I told him, "Chasing a dollar"
 And in between sips of coffee
 He poured this wisdom out
 Said, "If you want my two cents
 On making a dollar count
 Buy dirt
 Find the one you can't live without
 Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
 Do what you love but call it work
 And throw a little money in the plate at church
 Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
 Add a few limbs to your family tree
 And watch their pencil marks
 And the grass in the yard all grow up"
 'Cause the truth about it is
 It all goes by real quick
 You can't buy happiness
 But you can buy dirt
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 Before you get caught on that ladder
 Let me tell you what it's all about
 Find you a few things that matter
 That you can put a fence around
 And then he laid it out
 Buy dirt
 Find the one you can't live without
 Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
 Do what you love but call it work
 And throw a little money in the plate at church
 Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
 And add a few limbs to your family tree
 And watch their pencil marks
 And the grass in the yard all grow up
 'Cause the truth about it is
 It all goes by real quick
 You can't buy happiness
 But you can buy dirt
 Yeah, you can buy dirt
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 And thank the good Lord for it
 'Cause He ain't makin' any more of it
 So buy dirt
 Find the one you can't live without
 Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground
 Do what you love but call it work
 And throw a little money in the plate at church
 Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
 Add a few limbs to your family tree
 And watch their pencil marks
 And the grass in the yard all grow up
 'Cause the truth about it is
 It all goes by real quick
 You can't buy happiness
 But you can buy dirt