Daddy's in the backyard picking up land Wearing sweat on his brow and dirt on his hands Gotta make a living gotta sell what he has So he rides out rest to the red sunset And he won't come back home till the leaves turn red and gold Mommas dog tired got a kid on the way She'll be working too hard till the end of the day Down by the river my brother and me Momma needs a fish she's got mouths to feed She says kids come back home you left hours and hours ago Oh come back home before the sky turns red and gold The cold comes and goes, all the green leaves grow Momma sings a sad song cause daddys not home She sings come back home, I don't wanna be alone But he wont come back when the leaves turn red and gold I'm in the backyard picking up land Wearing sweat on my brow and dirt on my hands