First Generation

Verse

Didn’t grow up with a field to claim

No family sign on a rusted gate

No granddad’s boots by the back porch step

Just a dream I ain’t quit on yet

Saved my money from a factory line

Bought five acres at twenty-nine

Folks said, “Boy, that ground won’t pay”

But I broke that soil anyway

Pre-chorus

No last name carved in a barnwood beam

Just a hard head and a big belief

Chorus

I’m the first generation

Plantin’ roots where there weren’t none

No silver spoon, just calloused hands

And a risin’ sun

Every fence post, every row

Built from sweat and hope

Yeah, I’m bettin’ all I am

On seeds I sow

They might not know my name right now

But they will someday

‘Cause I’m the first generation

Breakin’ brand-new ground this way

Verse

Learned the hard way ‘bout rain and debt

Lost one crop, ain’t quit yet

Tractor stalled in the middle of June

Bank man singin’ a different tune

Neighbors watch from across the line

Some shake heads, some lend time

And when harvest finally came around

First truck rolled outta town

Pre-chorus

Ain’t legacy if you don’t begin

Somebody’s gotta be the first to win

Chorus

I’m the first generation

Plantin’ roots where there weren’t none

No silver spoon, just calloused hands

And a risin’ sun

Every fence post, every row

Built from sweat and hope

Yeah, I’m bettin’ all I am

On seeds I sow

Bridge

One day there’ll be a kid in my boots

Climbin’ fences, chasin’ roots

He’ll say, “My daddy built all this”

And that’ll be my richest gift

Chorus

I’m the first generation

But I won’t be the last

This dirt’s gonna outlive me

Long after I’ve passed

From five bare acres to a family name

Written proud across that gate

Yeah, somebody had to start it out

I guess that’s me today