When He Tore the Barn Down
? by: Verne Garrison
Valley Park, Mo July 18, 2006
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The kid was so smart when he came home from town
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He thought he was helping, when he tore the barn down
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Now at the home place theres not a thing there
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Not even a shadow on the land so bare
D A
For sixty-years, the old place had stood
D
Braving harsh winters, best it could
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Now the wind blows by not leaving a trace
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Another memory gone from the old home place
D A
Now the kid is an old man livin in town
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And regrets so much that he tore the barn down
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He knows what he did was so very wrong
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To show his sorrow, he wrote this song.
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I am so sorry, I tore the barn down