Good Ground

After driving all night Daddy stopped the car Said, "Wake up kids, here we are This is our new home" From that Oldsmobile all I could see Was an ocean of fields out in front of me It just rolled on, on and on Daddy crossed the fence and he knelt down Filled his hands with rich farmland and said "This is good ground" I had it all underneath my feet There was room to grow - there was time to breathe And dreams stretched high under summer skies This is where I'm from - this is who I am Down these roads I became a man And they're calling me - where my roots run deep Deep down - this is good ground Mama had me diggin' in her flower bed There it was an arrowhead And all I wanted to be, was Cherokee Seasons change and childhood goes I laid down my homemade bow for a brown-eyed girl She changed my world I learned to drive so we could ride around We made the sweetest memories in it On good ground I had it all underneath my feet There was room to grow - there was time to breathe And dreams stretched high under summer skies This is where I'm from - this is who I am Down these roads I became a man And they're calling me where my roots run deep Deep down - this is good ground I drove all night then I stopped the car Said, "Wake up kids, here we are This is our new home It's been too long" Crossed that fence and I knelt down Said, "Everybody gather 'round Hold out your hands, this is good ground" You've got it all underneath your feet There's room to grow - there's time to breathe And dreams stretch high under summer skies This is where I'm from - this is who I am Down these roads I became a man And they're calling me where my roots run deep Deep down - this is good ground