Desert Legacy

(hummmm) Down in the dirt outside of Austin town

A father tells his boy to look on down

Track the deer where the scrub oaks grow

Find the stream where the cold springs flow

Plant the seed in the dry red clay

Watch the green vines rise to meet the day

Dig the well till the water's found

Build our life on this barren ground

We'll raise a ranch on this open plain

Ride the horses through the wind and rain

Build a house of timber and stone

Make this wild desert land our home

The sun gets hot

and the wind blows cold

But what we build is worth more than gold

Stand tall, my son,

and survive

We'll raise a ranch on this open plain

Ride the horses through the wind and rain

Build a house of timber and stone

Make this wild desert land our home

On the desert plain

We'll survive (hummmm)