Lyrics

[Intro]
[Steel guitar and fiddle softly]
[Verse 1]
I remember watching from the porch swing
As the sun came up at dawn
Daddy heading to the fields again
Before the day rolled on
[Chorus]
Those calloused hands built more than fences
Those calloused hands showed me the way
Working sunrise to sunset, no pretenses
Those calloused hands built yesterday
[Verse 2]
Every morning, rain or shine
John Trigg never missed a day
His hands gripped tight on tractor wheels
Making sure we'd be okay
Las manos de mi padre fuerte
Trabajando sin parar
Como símbolo de amor eterno
Nunca voy a olvidar
[Chorus]
Those calloused hands built more than fences
Those calloused hands showed me the way
Working sunrise to sunset, no pretenses
Those calloused hands built yesterday
[Bridge]
When I touch these fence posts standing
Feel the years worn in the wood
Every splinter, every marking
Tells me just where Daddy stood
[Verse 3]
Now my own hands are getting rougher
As I work this same old land
And I understand more clearly
What it means to be this man
The strength it takes to keep on going
When the days feel mighty long
But those calloused hands still guide me
As I carry on his song
[Chorus]
Those calloused hands built more than fences
Those calloused hands showed me the way
Working sunrise to sunset, no pretenses
Those calloused hands built yesterday
[Outro]
(Those calloused hands)
(Built more than fences)
[Steel guitar fades]