Jinks, Cody - Dirt Lyrics
I remember that summer
I was ten years old
When our days ceased to shine
No, you could not take a breath
When those black blizzards came
There was dirt on the floor
As mama swept all day long
Leavin' trails of tears and mud down her face
There was dirt in our beds
And there was dirt in our clothes
And there was dirt in the little that we ate
We had heard about the market's fall
A couple years before
Sometimes the things that kill us
That which we don't know
That strip the land of everything but pride
Stay close together
That's all we knew to get by
I recall a helpless feelin'
First time that I saw my father cry
Lookin' back on everything we had, on everything we lost
Still makes me wonder was stayin' worth the cost?
But the town folk up and left
They boarded up the schools and banks and the churches
And that, to me, was wrong
Come next year, it would be better
Will the last one standin' tall before the walls
Show the most resolve?
They announced the New Deal
With the Conservation Act and then the Relief Fund
But we were on our knees
There was little hope by then
So we just stood there in that line
And we thanked the man for that little bit of cheese
Stay close together
That's all we knew to get by
How I recall a helpless feelin'
The first time that I saw my father cry
Lookin' back on everything we had, on everything we lost
Still makes me wonder was stayin' worth the cost?
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Jinks, Cody Dirt Comments
a cursed page of American history
Dirt
Cody Jinks
I remember that summer
I was ten years old
When our days ceased to shine
No, you could not take a breath
When those black blizzards came
Strippin' land in dire need of rain
There was dirt on the floor
As mama swept all day long
Leavin' trails of tears and mud down her face
There was dirt in our beds
And there was dirt in our clothes
And there was dirt in the little that we ate
We had heard about the market's fall
A couple years before
But the fields and the harvest all seemed fine
Sometimes the things that kill us
That which we don't know
That strip the land of everything but pride
Stay close together
That's all we knew to get by
I recall a helpless feelin'
First time that I saw my father cry
Looking back on everything we had, on everything we lost
Still makes me wonder was staying worth the cost?
But the town folk up and left
They boarded up the schools and banks and the churches
And that, to me, was wrong
Come next year, it would be better
For the last one standing tall
For the ones, that showed the most resolved.
They announced the New Deal
With the Conservation Act and then the Relief Fund
But we were on our knees
There was little hope by then
So we just stood there in that line
And we thanked the man for that little bit of cheese
Stay close together
That's all we knew to get by
How I recall a helpless feelin'
The first time that I saw my father cry
Looking back on everything we had, on everything we lost
Still makes me wonder was stayin' worth the cost?
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Cody Jinks
Dirt lyrics © Late August Publishing
My grandfather lived through the dust bowl as a young man in Oklahoma. How a man that didnt live through it somehow captured the stories of my grandfather blows my mind.
To my grandfather and his ancestors. Survivors of the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma.
My mother was a young girl in western Kansas during the Dust Bowl. Just like the stories she told me. I want to share this song with her but I'm worried it may upset her.
This is his best album.
My soul can feel the heart that was used when this one was written.......amazing
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Still my favorite Jinks song.
Im here because of hippies and cowboys cody is really
good
I love this song so much... the lyrics are amazing
Deserves a billion views
any one lost dirt im looking for it life
I still love this song so much.
Wow!!!! Hard times make strong folks. That’s a fact.
Cody Jinks is country
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This is one damn good song let me tell ya