"That Ol' Barn" genre: Country General
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	A true story of my Grandfather's barn and the magical childhood memories of the farm.
	CD: Take It To Heart Credits: Words & Music by David W. Folsom
	Story Behind the Song It took me about 5 years to write this song in 5 minutes. Years before, at the farm, the smell of clover drifted on the summer breeze, and I said to my cousin, "Someday I'll write a song about this farm." Years later, as I was putting on a new pair of leather gloves, the smell brought back the memories of saddles and hay, and thus came the first line of the song. The rest of the song practically wrote itself. Lyrics That Ol’ Barn copyright 1989 D.W. Folsom The smell of leather The smell of hay We saddled up the horses on a warm summer day And rode across the fields of our Grandfather’s farm Just to race each other back to that ol’ barn Up in the hayloft We used to play Swingin’ on a rope and landing in the hay Those memories will never lose their charm There was magic in that ol’ barn That ol barn still stands The labor of my own Grandfather’s hands And for miles down the road In a sunset of gold You can see the silhouette of Grandpa’s farm Two silos, a house and that ol’ barn On Friday evenings You could hear the band I thought I was in heaven when I held Mary’s hand We danced all night to that sweet country charm Makin’ memories in that ol’ barn That ol barn still stands The labor of my own Grandfather’s hands And for miles down the road In a sunset of gold You can see the silhouette of Grandpa’s farm Two silos, a house and that ol’ barn Time has a way of changing everything And years have come and gone since I was there Now overgrown with weeds, the boards are warped and grey The hinges rusted way beyond repair The smell of clover The smell of rain I wander through the open doors, a child, once again Someday it may fall, but time cannot harm All the memories of that ol’ barn

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