worth it

an old cake feeder on the rack, bale of hay on the bed, he's up before the sun each day, so his stock can all be fed, does his best to make it work, 3 kids and a loving wife, it's a family tradition, and this ranch is their life, and there's bills to pay, and mouths to feed, endless list of chores, he was born to live the life he has, be thankful it ain't yours, but it's worth it, there's no vacation, and no retirement plan, it's a tough job to do, but it gets done, and it's worth it, fought through droughts and blizzards, doctored new born calves, an ought 6 on the gun rack, to protect all that he has, lessons taught with common sense, there's bound to be mistakes, the simple life ain't easy, when you give more than you take, and there's bills to pay, and mouths to feed, endless list of chores, he was born to live the life he has, be thankful it ain't yours, but it's worth it, there's no vacation, and no retirement plan, it's a tough job to do, but it gets done, and it's worth it, and it's hard to understand unless you're there, why he wouldn't rather be most anywhere, but he's smiling and he doesn't seem to care, i guess it's worth it, finally early morning, the rain comes pouring down, things are gonna get better, back a sleeping to the sound, at the family supper table, he thanks the lord for all he's done, proud of this little spread, its heaven beneath the sun, and there's bills to pay, and mouths to feed, endless list of chores, he was born to live the life he has, be thankful it ain't yours, but it's worth it, there's no vacation, and no retirement plan, it's a tough job to do, but it gets done, and it's worth it