He got us this far2

[Verse 1] I remember signing the papers with a steady hand The last straight line I think I ever drew. I saw the dust kicking up on this promised land And I knew it was the place for me and you. I b**t the clock, yeah, I b**t the shake I got us here before the levees dared to break. Now the fog is rolling in, thick and gray And I’m losing a little more of me every day. [Chorus] But the land don't tremble, the land don't shake This is twenty acres that the thief can’t take. My voice might waver and my hands might spin But I look at the dirt and I remember where I've been. I planted my feet here so I’d never have to go. I found us steady ground. Before the sun went down. [Verse 2] I see you drive up, you park by the gate I see the look in your eyes, battling the weight. You hate to see the shell, you hate to see the change To see your strong old man acting strange. But don't you worry 'bout the distance, or the time sticking I know you’re two hours south, I can hear your clock ticking. You made your own life, in this state we both love And from where I’m sitting, that’s more than enough. [Bridge] Sometimes I’m in here, sometimes I’m far Trapped in the silence, like a firefly in a jar. I want to tell you that I love you, but the words get stuck So I just stare at the canyon and I thank my luck. I thank God I got us to the edge of the map Before I got caught in this quiet trap. [Chorus] Yeah, the land don't tremble, the land don't shake This is twenty acres that the thief can’t take. My voice might waver and my hands might spin But I look at the dirt and I remember who I've been. It’s twenty acres—let the record show I found us steady ground. [Outro] Yeah, tell your sister... Tell your momma... I’m still here. I got us to steady ground. [Spoken whisper] Just twenty acres.