E
As we sat on the front porch
         A                                  E
Of that old grey house where I was born and raised
Dbm/Fb
Staring at the dusty fields
A                               E
Where my daddy worked hard everyday
Dbm/Fb                           A
I think it kinda hurt him when I said
                                  E
"Daddy there's a lot that I don't know
    Dbm/Fb                       A
But don't you ever dream about a life
                 E
Where corn don't grow?"

[Verse 2]
E
He just sat there silent
        A                      E
Staring at his favorite coffee cup
Dbm/Fb                                 A
I saw a storm of mixed emotions in his eyes
               E
When he looked up
        Dbm/Fb
He said "son I know at your age
A                                       E
It seems like this ole world is turnin' slow
        Dbm/Fb                             A
And you think you'll find the answer to it all
                 E
Where corn don't grow."

[Chorus]
Dbm/Fb
Hard times are real
              A                          E
There's dusty fields no matter where you go
                    Dbm/Fb
You may change your mind
                    A                     E
Cause the weeds are high where corn don't grow

[Verse 3]
E
I remember feeling guilty
     A                                   E
When Daddy turned and walked back in the house
      Dbm/Fb
I was only 17 back then
      A                                    E
But I thought that I knew more than I know now
        Dbm/Fb
I can't say he didn't warn me
     A                         E
This city life's a hard row to hoe
         Dbm/Fb                      A
Ain't it funny how a dream can turn around
                 E
Where corn don't grow

[Chorus]
                Dbm/Fb
Hard times are real
              A                          E
There's dusty fields no matter where you go
                    Dbm/Fb
You may change your mind
                    A                     E
Cause the weeds are high where corn don't grow

                     Dbm/Fb
You may change your mind
                 A                     E
Oh the weeds are high where corn don't grow