Broken Spur

Lyrics

Verse 1
Woke up late, alarm clock quit
Coffee pot gave up the ghost
Pickup coughed three times this mornin'
Then decided it liked the shoulder most
Got the tractor runnin' finally
Made it halfway through the field
Hydraulic line blew like a shotgun
And covered me in diesel fuel
Chorus
Well, I held my tongue through the flat tires
The busted gate and barn door too
Didn't say much when the dog ate supper
Or when the cows got through
But somewhere between my bad luck streak
And everything I'd been through The day finally won the argument When I broke my favorite spur
Yeah the tractor's fixable And the fence'll probably hold But that broken spur this afternoon About pushed me past my soul
Verse 2
Water line froze in July somehow
Don't ask me how, I ain't got a clue
The hay rake lost another tooth And the horse kicked off a shoe
Then my buddy stopped to help me Said "At least it can't get worse."
That's about the time the universe Reached down and broke my spur.
Chorus
Well, I held my tongue through the flat tires...
Bridge
Folks think a spur's just metal And maybe that's all it's worth But I'd had that thing near twenty years And it survived a whole lot worse
Final Chorus
Well the sun went down, I grabbed a wrench Figured I'd start again Tomorrow's just another chance To lose a fight and win
But if one more thing falls apart on me I'm tellin' y'all right now I'm sellin' everything I own And movin' into town
'Cause the tractor's fixable And the fence'll probably hold But that broken spur this afternoon Finally broke my soul
Yeah, that broken spur this afternoon Finally broke my soul