PLANT THE SEED [Intro — Clean Electric Guitar, Eighth-Note Pattern] G... C... Em... D... Yeah... We don't get forever, But what we leave behind Can live for generations. [Verse 1] I remember my father's hands, Calloused from the work he'd done, He didn't have a lot to give, But he gave me everything I needed. He taught me how to keep my word, How to stand when the road gets hard, Said, "Son, the world will test your heart, So make sure you know who you are." I didn't understand it then, But I hear those words today, Now I see the things he planted Growing in my children's lives. [Pre-Chorus] So every morning when I rise, I know there's more than me, There's little eyes watching every move, Learning what they're gonna be. [Chorus — Huge] WE PLOW THE FIELDS AND WE PLANT THE SEED, TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO, IS ALL THAT THEY NEED. Give them roots when the wind gets strong, Give them faith when they don't know where they belong, Teach them love, teach them truth, Show them what it means to follow through. 'Cause the life that we live Is the lesson they read, WE PLOW THE FIELDS AND WE PLANT THE SEED. [Post-Chorus — Layered Vocals] Plant the seed... Let it grow... Plant the seed... Let them know... [Verse 2] I'll teach them that success ain't What's sitting in your bank, It's the people standing next to you When everything else is gone. I'll teach them to say "I'm sorry," To forgive and make things right, To lend a hand to someone falling And never walk away from a fight. I'll teach them that their name Is something they should carry proud, That you don't have to be the loudest voice To stand above the crowd. And when they leave this house someday, I'll pray they understand— The greatest thing I ever gave them Wasn't something I could put in their hands. [Pre-Chorus] It was every bedtime prayer, Every lesson, every tear, Every time I told them, "You can make it through the fear." [Chorus — Bigger] WE PLOW THE FIELDS AND WE PLANT THE SEED, TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO, IS ALL THAT THEY NEED. Give them roots when the wind gets strong, Give them faith when they don't know where they belong, Teach them love, teach them truth, Show them what it means to follow through. 'Cause the life that we live Is the lesson they read, WE PLOW THE FIELDS AND WE PLANT THE SEED. [Instrumental — Melodic Lead Guitar] Oh-oh... Oh-oh... [Bridge — Stripped Back, Piano/Pads + Vocal] One day they'll stand where I'm standing, With their own little hands to hold, And they'll tell their children stories About the days when they were young. Maybe they won't remember Every word I ever said... But I hope they'll remember How they felt when they were home. SOFT BACKGROUND: When they were home... LEAD: And if I've done this right, They won't need me standing there... They'll carry what I taught them Anywhere. [Drums Build] Not perfection... Just direction. Not a life without mistakes... But the courage To get back up again. [Final Chorus — Massive] WE PLOW THE FIELDS AND WE PLANT THE SEED, TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO, IS ALL THAT THEY NEED! BACKING VOCALS: All that they need! LEAD: Give them roots when the wind gets strong— BACKING: Give them roots! LEAD: Give them faith when they don't know where they belong— BACKING: Give them faith! LEAD: Teach them love, teach them truth— ALL: SHOW THEM WHAT IT MEANS TO FOLLOW THROUGH! LEAD: 'Cause the life that we live Is the lesson they read— ALL: WE PLOW THE FIELDS AND WE PLANT THE SEED! [Final Refrain — Huge Harmonies] LEAD: I may never know how far it grows... ALL: How far it grows... LEAD: I may never see the harvest... ALL: See the harvest... LEAD: But I'll give them everything They need to know... ALL: AND LET THE FUTURE TAKE IT FROM THERE! [Final Chorus — Full Band] ALL: WE PLOW THE FIELDS AND WE PLANT THE SEED, TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO, IS ALL THAT THEY NEED! LEAD: What we teach them— ALL: They will carry! LEAD: What we give them— ALL: They will share! LEAD: What we plant today— ALL: WILL GROW FOR GENERATIONS! ALL — FINAL: WE PLOW THE FIELDS! BACKING: We plant the seed! ALL: WE PLANT THE SEED! LEAD: For the ones who come after me... ALL: LET IT GROW! [Outro — Guitar Rings] Plant the seed... Let it grow... Plant the seed... Let it grow... LEAD — Soft: That's the legacy... [Final guitar chord]
