Lyrics

In the barn light a cool mist swirls
Spider webs hang like fancy pearls.
I see the glow of that distant city.
Those hazy lights sure do look pretty.

But the damn neon called my baby's name.
She was drawn to it dreaming of fame.
I can't stop. I can't stop crying.
Her letter read "Darling I've really been trying"
CHORUS
How do I handle this? Tell me a way.
I ask God, but God's got nothing to say.
I just fire up the old John Deere.
Put on my hat. Thrower in gear.
While I'm pounding my fists on the steering wheel
wishing so bad this wasn't real. I'll plow this here land cause it's better than.
Reading her dear John letter again.

I stand here where I used to take her.
In this field we'd named "Heart Acre"
Cause I shaped it like a valentine
and it's here she said she's be mine.

CHORUS
How do I handle this? Tell me a way.
I ask God, but God's got nothing to say.
I just fire up the old John Deere.
Put on my hat. Thrower in gear.
While I'm pounding my fists on the steering wheel
wishing so bad this wasn't real. I'll plow this here land cause it's better than.
Reading her Dear John letter again.

BRIDGE
What do I do. She was my rock
Take away this heart ache, Aw make it stop

CHORUS
How do I handle this? Tell me a way.
I ask God, but God's got nothing to say.
I just fire up the old John Deere.
Put on my hat. Thrower in gear.
While I'm pounding my fists on the steering wheel
wishing so bad this wasn't real.
I'll chug a lug across this land
crying and trying to understand
and driving this here Deere cause it's better than,
reading her Dear John letter again.
repeat.