Lyrics

I'd rather be a fox with the hunters on his trail
I'd rather be an old dog left to stray
I'd rather have no one to come home to
Than to live in love hurtin' day after day

I'd rather be a lonesome pine way out on the ridge
All alone blowin' in the wind and rain
I'd rather be a homeless man
Sleepin' underneath a railroad bridge
Than to love a woman who only brings you pain

The farmer offers life and labor to the land
With a gentle hand he tends the fertile ground
And in the golden fields at harvest time
I offered you my heart but you turned me down