Nate Compton - The Ranch Lyrics

Last night I had a dream
I was a lost and troubled soul
It had me up and leaving town
To work a ranch the devil owned

And as I rode up on the gate
I saw an angel dressed in black
He said, this ranch leads to redemption
Then he set fire to the map and said

Go head on
If the gate ain't wide
You gotta get in the mud
Where the road ain't high

Gotta do a little getting-by
Till the gettin-you's gone
Ain't no way around
You gotta go head on

And as I plowed right through the thorns
And all them fire-breathing bulls
I heard the hissing of the rattlers
And the howling of the wolves

No tears or time to waller
In my pain could break the curse
He said, just hit that clutch and fly boy
Cause faith ain't got reverse

You gotta go head on
If the gate ain't wide
You gotta get in the mud
Where the road ain't high

Gotta do a little getting by
Till the gettin you's gone
There ain't no way around
You gotta go head on

And once I felt the fury
Of this trail that I'd been on
There was a sadness in my rearview
Like a taste of blood was gone

And as I rode into the light
I saw that angel tip his hat
He said, if you come back across some hard times
You can always work the ranch

Just go head on
If the gate ain't wide
You gotta get in the mud
Where the road ain't high

Gotta do a little getting by
Till the gettin you's gone
Ain't no way around
You gotta go head on

You gotta go head on
If the gate ain't wide
You gotta get in the mud
Where the road ain't high

Gotta do a little getting by
Till the getting you's gone
Ain't no way around
You gotta go head on

When there ain't no way around
You gotta go head on
When there ain't no way around
You gotta go head on