[Intro – soft acoustic guitar strum, distant cow low] Dawn breaks over fjord and field Norway’s breath is fresh and real [Verse 1 – steady drum beat, warm bass line] Boots hit mud before the sun’s up high Grain bins check, then the cows I spy Their warm breath fogs the crisp cold air A quiet joy I can’t compare [Pre-Chorus – building fiddle melody, tighter drum rhythm] Days stretch long, but the view’s worth it all Fjord and pines stand tall and tall But the road gets rough when the dark clouds roll When the ones you love have to let go [Chorus 1 – full band, soaring fiddle, driving snare] Oh, these Norwegian farm days, highs and lows Cows in the pasture, wind in the rows Spring comes hard, we work till we fall But this office view beats any city hall Oh, these Norwegian farm days, blood and bone Love the life, but sometimes it’s cold Lose a calf, and your heart takes a fall But the land calls loud, so you stand tall [Verse 2 – acoustic guitar, gentle bass, soft shakers] Grass grows thick when the snow melts away We seed the fields from dawn till gray Muscles ache, eyes heavy with sleep But the green shoots rise, make the tiredness keep [Pre-Chorus 2 – louder fiddle, more prominent drums] Days stretch longer, sun hangs in the sky Fjord glows gold as the day drifts by But the storm hits hard when the sickness comes When you have to do what your heart won’t sum [Chorus 2 – layered vocals, intensified fiddle, crashing cymbals] Oh, these Norwegian farm days, highs and lows Cows in the pasture, wind in the rows Spring comes hard, we work till we fall But this office view beats any city hall Oh, these Norwegian farm days, blood and bone Love the life, but sometimes it’s cold Lose a friend, and your heart takes a fall But the land calls loud, so you stand tall [Bridge – stripped back acoustic guitar, quiet bass] I’ve held a calf’s first breath in my hands I’ve knelt in mud, made the hardest demands This land gives life, it takes it too But it’s home to me, through and through [Solo – lively fiddle solo, driving drum beat, bass support] (Instrumental Solo) [Final Chorus – full band, maximum energy, layered harmonies] Oh, these Norwegian farm days, highs and lows Cows in the pasture, wind in the rows Spring comes hard, we work till we fall But this office view beats any city hall Oh, these Norwegian farm days, blood and bone Love the life, even when it’s cold Every scar’s a story, every fall a call To stand with the land, through it all [Outro – fading acoustic guitar, distant cow low] Dusk falls soft over fjord and field Norway’s heart is where I’ll heal