Back when I started music
00:05
it wasn't uncommon to get like a
flatbed trailer and have a band
00:07
party somewhere in a field or
a tractor shed somewhere
00:12
that one of my buddies had and
we'd park some cars at the gate.
00:15
We just kind of had to create
ways to do shows
00:20
and so when I moved to Nashville
I started thinking about
00:23
how fun those moments were you
know out there in those fields
00:27
on those old backroads
and I said,
00:31
"Hey, it'd be fun to kind of
take a stab at this on a bigger
level"
00:33
♪ My daddy spent his life
lookin' up at the sky ♪
00:37
♪ He'd cuss kick the dust,
sayin' son it's way to dry ♪
00:42
And I remember going to shows as
a kid and I was always amazed
at.
00:47
I always wondered what
was going on backstage
00:51
and I'd always see all the
people working
00:55
and I would certainly dream of
that scenario one day
00:58
What if that were me one day?
01:02
♪ Rain is a good thing ♪
01:05
It's still very surreal
that it is me and that
01:08
I get to do this
for a living.
01:11
I try to get on stage every
night and never
01:13
take that for granted because
it's something that
01:15
is pretty special to me.
01:19
♪ Welcome to the farm ♪
01:20
♪ Where you can roll
your windows down ♪
01:25
Farm tour is a special
time of year. It's.
01:29
I just love the aspect that a
lot of these communities
01:32
setting up a stage in the
middle of a field
01:36
and all of the pieces of the
puzzle that must come together.
01:38
It's one of the biggest things
that they have happening
01:42
in that community
for a long time.
01:45
And watching the fans and
watching the people tailgating
01:48
out there and getting really
excited about the
01:52
whole farm tour experience is
pretty special.
01:56
♪ Let's get tangled in the
tassels of some ten foot corn ♪
01:58
I got used to doing the EPs
with the spring break album
02:02
and once we didn't do
the spring break I kind
02:05
of really missed it and
so hey I said,
02:07
"Hey, let's start doing
a farm tour EP"
02:11
and I have enjoyed it. It's.
02:14
Nothing is more fun
than writing songs
02:16
and creating new songs
and it's just me trying to
02:18
find some fun country
songs that seem to embody
02:22
what we want to do on
this EP and I am excited
02:25
where we are on the
first round of this thing.
02:28
♪ Talk about an uphill battle, ♪
02:30
♪ two thousand acres of
beans and cattle ♪
02:33
I hope when people hear
"Here's To The Farmer"
02:36
when a farmer hears that he's
really inspired by that
02:40
and I think growing up
in a farm and family
02:43
and community and
"Here's To The Farmer"
02:46
just it says a lot what
I would love to say
02:49
to all the farmers out there
that do work so hard.
02:52
♪ Just tell him how far he's
gotta go and he'll go farther ♪
02:55
♪ Here's to the farmer ♪
03:02
I think you can hear that
song and certainly
03:06
know that it was one that I
wrote and something
03:08
that you know I wrote from
certain life experiences.
03:11
♪ Thank you boys ♪
03:15
Lyrics & Translation
Embark on a musical journey through the heart of American country life with Luke Bryan's "The Road To The Farm." This song offers a genuine glimpse into the world of farming, filled with authentic rural imagery and a profound appreciation for hard work. By listening closely to its lyrics and themes, you can pick up on common country music vocabulary related to agriculture and small-town life, making it a perfect starting point to immerse yourself in the language and culture of contemporary country music. Its personal connection to Bryan's own background makes it especially meaningful and relatable.
[English]
Back when I started musicit wasn't uncommon to get like a flatbed trailer and have a band
party somewhere in a field or a tractor shed somewhere
that one of my buddies had and we'd park some cars at the gate.
We just kind of had to create ways to do shows
and so when I moved to Nashville I started thinking about
how fun those moments were you know out there in those fields
on those old backroads and I said,
"Hey, it'd be fun to kind of take a stab at this on a bigger level"
♪ My daddy spent his life lookin' up at the sky ♪
♪ He'd cuss kick the dust, sayin' son it's way to dry ♪
And I remember going to shows as a kid and I was always amazed at.
I always wondered what was going on backstage
and I'd always see all the people working
and I would certainly dream of that scenario one day
What if that were me one day?
♪ Rain is a good thing ♪
It's still very surreal that it is me and that
I get to do this for a living.
I try to get on stage every night and never
take that for granted because it's something that
is pretty special to me.
♪ Welcome to the farm ♪
♪ Where you can roll your windows down ♪
Farm tour is a special time of year. It's.
I just love the aspect that a lot of these communities
setting up a stage in the middle of a field
and all of the pieces of the puzzle that must come together.
It's one of the biggest things that they have happening
in that community for a long time.
And watching the fans and watching the people tailgating
out there and getting really excited about the
whole farm tour experience is pretty special.
♪ Let's get tangled in the tassels of some ten foot corn ♪
I got used to doing the EPs with the spring break album
and once we didn't do the spring break I kind
of really missed it and so hey I said,
"Hey, let's start doing a farm tour EP"
and I have enjoyed it. It's.
Nothing is more fun than writing songs
and creating new songs and it's just me trying to
find some fun country songs that seem to embody
what we want to do on this EP and I am excited
where we are on the first round of this thing.
♪ Talk about an uphill battle, ♪
♪ two thousand acres of beans and cattle ♪
I hope when people hear "Here's To The Farmer"
when a farmer hears that he's really inspired by that
and I think growing up in a farm and family
and community and "Here's To The Farmer"
just it says a lot what I would love to say
to all the farmers out there that do work so hard.
♪ Just tell him how far he's gotta go and he'll go farther ♪
♪ Here's to the farmer ♪
I think you can hear that song and certainly
know that it was one that I wrote and something
that you know I wrote from certain life experiences.
♪ Thank you boys ♪
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