Verse 1There's Atmosphere And Topsoil Here, Water's All Too RarePatchy Spots Of Vegetation Hang On Here And ThereThe Labor That Survival Takes, The Forethought, Time And PainWinnow All The People Like The GrainChorusHard Land, Earth Or MarsHard Land Among The StarsHard Land Leaves Its ScarsBut It Makes Us Strong And FreeVerse 2Dig And Sell The Ores And Stones That Lie Beneath Your FeetSwap For Tools And Stock And Seed If You Intend To EatWatch The Weather, Watch The Land, Build With All Your SkillA Single Second's Carelessness Can KillChorusHard Land, Sand And StonesHard Land, Threats UnknownHard Land Eats Our BonesOr It Makes Us Strong And FreeVerse 3Danger Walks Beside You, And One Warning's All You GetA Good Neighbor's A Treasure, But A Bad One Is A ThreatThere's No Slack To Spend On Cowards, Fools Or ParasitesDeath Cuts Out Who Doesn't Get It RightChorusHard Land Sheds No TearHard Land, Fools Die HereHard Land, The Lesson's ClearAnd It Makes Us Strong And FreeVerse 4Gone, Gone The Social Games That Grew So Fat BeforeThe Laws Are Few And Crystal Clear, And Everyone Keeps ScoreSoon Revealed, The Help Or Harm, Soon Revealed, The LiePrey On Us, And Man Or Beast, You DieChorusHard Land Pares AwayHard Land From Softer ClayHard Land, If You StayIt'll Make You Strong And Free
