Words & Music Richard Taylor AKA / Ricky Nicewonder Copywrite c Richard Taylor 2019 USE ONLY WITH PERMISSION CUT THE MUSTARD   WELL I REMEMBER THOSE GOOD OLD HAY DAYS BACK ON GRAND DADDY'S FARM. COME RAIN, COME SHINE, COME A MAYDAY, THERE WAS WORK TO DO IN THE BARN. AND IF YOU HORSED AROUND IN THE STABLES, BEFORE THE WORK WAS DONE, GRAND DADDY WOULD FROWN, SPIT HIS CHEW ON THE GROUND, AND THESE WORDS ROLLED OFF HIS TONGUE.   IF YOU CAN'T CUT THE MUSTARD, SON YOU'LL NEVER CATCH UP. YOU GOTTA LEARN TO WORK HARDER, CAUSE THE TRAIL AHEAD IS LONG AND ROUGH. THE WORLD DOESN'T OWE YOU ANY FAVORS, YOU GOTTA GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT. CAUSE IF YOU CAN'T CUT THE MUSTARD, SON YOU'LL NEVER, NEVER CATCH UP. ONE DAY I WENT OUT TO FEED THE CATTLE, WHEN ELLIE MAY RODE BY. I SAID ELLIE, LET ME SHOW YOU MY NEW SADDLE, SO, I LEFT THE CATTLE BEHIND. WHY NEXT THING WE WERE ROLLIN' IN THE HAY LOFT, AND I WAS HOPING FOR MY FIRST KISS. WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR, SPIT HIS CHEW ON THE FLOOR, AND THOSE WORDS ROLLED OFF HIS LIPS. IF YOU CAN'T CUT THE MUSTARD, SON YOU'LL NEVER CATCH UP. YOU GOTTA KEEP WORKIN' HARDER, CAUSE THE TRAIL AHEAD IS LONG AND ROUGH. THE WORLD DOESN'T OWE YOU ANY FAVORS, SO GIVE IT, EVERYTHING YOU GOT. CAUSE IF YOU CAN'T CUT THE MUSTARD, SON YOU'LL NEVER, NEVER CATCH UP. FUNNY HOW LIFE CAN SEEM TO GO FULL CIRCLE, CAUSE ELLIE AND I HAVE A SPREAD OF OUR OWN, IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY. AND 2 WILD BOYS WITH A KNACK FOR FINDING TROUBLE SO JUST LIKE GRAND DADDY I'M A RUNNIN' EM DOWN YELLIN, YOU, YOU, HEY YOU.......