Farmhouse Lyrics

[Verse]
Welcome, this is a farmhouse
We have cluster flies, alas
And this time of year is bad
We are so very sorry
There is little we can do
But swat them


[Pre-Chorus]
She didn't beg, oh, not enough
She didn't stay when things got tough
I told a lie and she got mad
She wasn't there when things got bad

[Chorus]
I never ever saw the northern lights (This is a farmhouse)
I never really heard of cluster flies (Cluster flies, alas)
Never ever saw the stars so bright (This is a farmhouse)
In the farmhouse things will be alright
I never ever saw the northern lights (This is a farmhouse)
I never really heard of cluster flies (Cluster flies, alas)
Never ever saw the stars so bright (This is a farmhouse)
In the farmhouse things will be alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright

[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus]
Woke this morning to this stinging lash
Every man rise from the ash
Each betrayal begins with trust
Every man returns to dust


[Chorus]
I never ever saw the northern lights (This is a farmhouse)
I never really heard of cluster flies (Cluster flies, alas)
Never ever saw the stars so bright (This is a farmhouse)
In the farmhouse things will be alright (Cluster flies, alas)
I never ever saw the northern lights (This is a farmhouse)
I never really heard of cluster flies (Cluster flies, alas)
Never ever saw the stars so bright (This is a farmhouse)
In the farmhouse things will be alright

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
I never ever saw the northern lights (This is a farmhouse)
I never really heard of cluster flies (Cluster flies, alas)
Never ever saw the stars so bright (This is a farmhouse)
In the farmhouse things will be alright (Cluster flies, alas)
I never ever saw the northern lights (This is a farmhouse)
I never really heard of cluster flies (Cluster flies, alas)
I never ever saw the stars so bright (This is a farmhouse)
In the farmhouse things will be alright (Cluster flies, alas)
Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright
[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Welcome, this is a farmhouse
Welcome, this is a farmhouse

[Outro]
I never ever saw the northern lights (This is a farmhouse)
I never really heard of cluster flies (Cluster flies, alas)
Never ever saw the stars so bright
In the farmhouse things will be alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright

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The first verse of this song is derived from a letter left by the owner of “the” farmhouse for Trey and Tom Marshall when they first rented the place.

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Credits
Recorded At
The Barn, Chittenden County, Vermont
Release Date
May 16, 2000
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