Tractors, Trucks and Trailers

[couchgrouch]

Tractors, Trucks and TrailersOld man Jones had ten acreshis tractor barely kept plowedlived in a rivet-roof trailerwith a well outside townhe'd take his tractor drivin'and tie that two-lane upfolks piled up behind himin their pick-up trucksthey'd say he oughtta get off the roadcos that old man's ride was way too slowtractors, trucks and trailersall move at diff'rent speedsone rolls fast...one stays at restone rolls slow making ready for seedyeah years go by and we all findwe have changing needswe're restless when we're youngerthen we look around and wonderwhich one are we nowtractors, trucks or trailerswell, a big comp'ny came downlookin' to buy land and homesand the first one they dealt withwas old man Jonesthey made a huge offerto sell out his hometown rootscos if the first domino fellthe rest would follow suitthey said our town wasn't modern enoughbut with their fact'ry we might catch upcos tractors, trucks and trailersall move at diff'rent speedsone rolls fast...one stays at restone rolls slow making ready for seedyeah years go by and we all findwe have changing needswe're restless when we're youngerthen we look around and wonderwhich one are we nowtractors, trucks or trailerswell, he tore up a checkthat had lotsa zeroeswhen he wouldn't sell, they went somewhere elseand the town called him a heroone day they saw his tractorspinning its wheels in a ditchthey closed his eyes that morningcos he'd fin'lly struck it richhis trailer got towed to the scrapyard near townev'ry truck stopped and we kept our heads bowedcos tractors, trucks and trailersall move at diff'rent speedsone rolls fast...one stays at restone rolls slow making ready for seedyeah years go by and we all findwe have changing needswe're restless when we're youngerthen we look around and wonderwhich one are wetractors, trucks or trailers(c)2005 Robert George