Corb Lund sings 'S Lazy H' in studio fro NP Music

The Canadian country star, Corb Lund sings his song "S Lazy H" in the National Post Music studio. Corb Lund grew up in Southern Alberta, Canada and helped start the band The Smalls. Official Corb Lund website: http://corblund.com/ Subscribe to our channel:    / nationalpostmusic   Produced by Jonathan Dekel & John Richardson Camera: John Richardson, Graham Runciman Edit & Sound: John Richardson Corb Lund, S Lazy H, lyrics; Well I was born in this valley On this ranch I was raised I learned to lope, rope and dally On the S Lazy H Well the roots of my people They run deep on this place I am sixth generation On the S Lazy H And when it came to the future I never gave it a thought If there were broncs to be broken Endless steers to be caught Well my youth it was carefree For the work was my play And what I loved would always be there On the S Lazy H I had one beloved sister A few years younger than me Before a sole cowboy had kissed her She left for school in the east Me I might have gone to college Might have liked to fly planes But my dad needed help to Run the S Lazy H So I worked there 'long side him Put adult years in this place And I gained appreciation For the lines on his face And when mom had grown older And when dad passed away It fell to me to look after The S Lazy H By now my sister she had married A sharp attorney back east We didn't see eye to eye but I did my best to make peace What did they see when they looked over Over the fence one fine day They saw a whole lot a value In the S Lazy H So after thought and assessment The court awarded them half And no cow / calf operation Carries that kind of cash Well I worked through the numbers Worked them every which way Yeah I went through the numbers Oh and boys I'm afraid I had to sell twenty sections Of the S Lazy H Sometimes right isn't equal Sometimes equal's not fair There will soon be rows of houses On that ridge over there Many lifetimes of labour Will be all but erased So shed a tear and look skyward God help the S lazy H The last few years were a struggle But I gave it my best And I tried to go forward On the land that was left Well I have lived with the sorrow And I will die with the shame For now the bank owns what's left of The S Lazy H