Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers - Here and Now Lyrics

My daddy worked this land like his dad and his before
Handed down from dad to son since 1894
Every generation built on what's been left behind
I say thank you great granddaddy every year at harvest time

Cause if it weren't for then and there
There'd be no here and now
The sacrifice of those before us
Forgotten quick somehow
It's good to be reminded
Where our roots first took ground
If it weren't for then and there
There wouldn't be a here and now

I love to see old glory waiving at the courthouse square
Brave people down through history fought and died to keep it there
In jungles, shores, and deserts- places all around this world
When their country called they answered to keep that flag up there unfurled

Cause if it weren't for then and there
There'd be no here and now
The sacrifice of those before us
Forgotten quick somehow
It's good to be reminded
Where our roots first took ground
If it weren't for then and there
There wouldn't be a here and now

When my time on earth is over and I draw my final breath
May I think about my savior and his atoning death
And when I walk the streets of glory and see him face to face
I'll thank him for the cross, where he died and took my place

Cause if it weren't for then and there
There'd be no here and now
The sacrifice of those before us
Forgotten quick somehow
It's good to be reminded
Where our roots first took ground
If it weren't for then and there
There wouldn't be a here and now