Field Notes

Composed by：Adam Young

We were heading on home deasil in me

Down an old gravel road way out in the country

Tuckered out after working the fields all-day

When all of a sudden off like a shot

That dog took off running barkin' his head off

Wherever he went he went like there was hell to pay

So lickedy-split I crashed through the fields

Chasin after that hound and I was hot on his heels

When we both went over the edge of a deep ravine

As I crawled up the bank cold and soaked to the bone

A glint caught my eye from the mud where it shown

Something was buried there alongside the stream

Now the middle of a field is a pretty odd place to find

Some kind of trunk or chest or a crate

But buried under the earth I saw a corner exposed

No there wasn't a map or a note or a key

It was clearly forgotten just waiting for me

Like I was supposed to find it there right under my nose

It had laid there for years deep in the dirt

So I dug it out and wiped my hands on my shirt

I pried up the lid and excitedly peered inside

And what I saw was a sight to behold

'Cause that tattered old trunk was crammed full of gold

My eyes bugged out it was enough to make a grown man cry

Big golden bricks with a shimmery sheen

They were a staggering sight to a poor boy like me

And right then and there I knew what I had to do

So with a smile I sold what little I had

I gave my pots and my pans to my mom and my dad

And then I bought that field

'Cause it was my dream come true

And then full of joy I said goodbye to my shack

It wasn't much of a home so I never looked back

And I never questioned the choice I happily made

I said I need that field whatever it takes

You might call it foolish but I call it faith

Trusting in God so gladly you can hardly wait

And that's how I learned how a rich fella accounts

It's treasure in heaven not under the ground

'Cause betting the farm is well worth the risk

To carefully keep such a beautiful gift that's yours forever

It's a pretty good deal

There's a couple of things more precious than gold

One is your heart and the other's your soul

And you've got something you need that nobody can steal

It's a fable you see and the moral is this

Your heart's with your treasure wherever it is

And trust me when you dig a treasure will be revealed

And you never know what could be buried in the middle of a field