Thank You for Those Calloused Hands

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The neon buzzed on a two-lane road Where the big rigs rest from their heavy load In a truck stop booth just out of town I was seventeen when you sat down Too young to know what my heart would say I'd love you fifty-seven years from that day [Chorus] Thank you for those calloused hands For every row and every plan For working dawn to setting sun For all you've done for everyone Through the good years and the bad You gave me all the love you had [Verse 2] We said our vows on a Friday night A Halloween moon and the candlelight We didn't care what the people said Rusty, you were the road ahead Then came Mona, then Natalie And this old farm became family [Chorus] Thank you for those calloused hands For every row and every plan For working dawn to setting sun For all you've done for everyone Through the good years and the bad You gave me all the love you had [Bridge] When the seasons turned and the rain stayed gone You never once let me stand alone We forgave, we bent, but we never broke Rusty, you kept every word you spoke [Verse 3] Now Katie, Carson, Brittany Ride the fence lines that you built for me I remember every early morn Your tractor lights across the corn And I'm thankful still for the life we share Through it all, your love was there [Chorus] Thank you for those calloused hands For every row and every plan For working dawn to setting sun For all you've done for everyone For today and all my tomorrows too I'll spend them loving you [Outro] From a truck stop booth to fifty-seven years Happy anniversary, Rusty, my dear I'll love you for today And all my tomorrows