Got my GPS locked on a glowing screen
Cutting through the fields in a monster machine
Dad says the land's a debt we might never pay
It's a heavy price, but we're here to stay
Yeah, we're praying for the rain
then we're praying it'll quit
Just another season, gonna make the best of it

Diesel and dirt yeah, diesel and dirt
A hundred miles of horizon and a sweat-stained shirt
From the grain bin skyline to the midnight oil
We're just trying to make it all work
With just diesel and dirt

Credit is tapped, and the well's running dry
While the price of the fuel climbs up to the sky
The margins are zero, trying to make ends meet
Selling the crop just to stay on your feet
My back's feeling heavy and I'm ready to stop
I see my old man giving me the "thumbs up"

Oh, diesel and dirt yeah, diesel and dirt
A hundred miles of horizon and a sweat-stained shirt
From the grain bin skyline to the midnight oil
We're just trying to make it all work
With just diesel and dirt
Oh, yeah

Another day down, another story to hold
Sun's dipping low, turning the wheat into gold
Here in the Northland Prairies, all ya do is work
Planting next season
With diesel and dirt

Just keep it in the row 'til the stars come out
Diesel and dirt
That's what it's all about
Diesel and dirt
Oh, diesel and dirt
Diesel and dirt