We called it trouble when the bills were overdue Worried, sick didn't think that we'd pull through When that old car was too run down to be fixed We called it everything but quits We called it hard times when the crops just wouldn't grow Prayed for rain looked like the answer was no Up came a storm that blew the barn to bits We called it everything but quits We called it God's Will when daddy passed away We cried together kneeling at his grave It sure looked hopeless when the barn could not be saved We called it everything but quits They called us crazy when we married in our teens Lookin' back love was strong years were lean At times we felt like givin' up thank God we never did We called it everything but quits We called it God's Will when daddy passed away We cried together kneeling at his grave It sure looked hopeless when the barn could not be saved We called it everything but quits La da da da da... We called it everything but quits La da da