sharecropper's seed

he's never been scared of hard work

so why are his hands trembling

and how could something so small

be all so weighty

on the scales of what could be

this tiny seed has potential

for a better way of life

and how he sows it is crucial

for his little ones

his wife

so he prays to the lord of the harvest

would you rain down on the least of these

would you please multiply and divide them

these are my sharecropper seeds

these are my sharecropper seeds

it yielded more

than he'd ever hoped for

enough to take care of things

'til the landowner came and said

i want more"