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It ain't nothin' but a small frame house on an acre lot |
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It ain't that much diff'rent from any other house on the block |
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And it may not look like we got all our share of the promise |
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But at least one thing's for sure, I got it honest |
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Roll out of the sack every mornin', head on down to the mill |
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Give 'em all I got for eight, 'cause that's the deal |
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If you'll check out my paycheck |
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Well, you'll see that there ain't that much on it |
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But ev'ry single penny I'm paid, I got it honest |
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I never had to hang my head in shame |
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For puttin' a price tag on my name |
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Never turned my back on what I believe |
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Or let my heart be ruled by greed |
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'Cause buddy if I didn't earn it, I don't want it |
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That way I can always say, I got it honest |
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Now you ain't looking at some dude |
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That was born with a Silver spoon in his mouth |
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And I might seem like some kind of low-life |
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To that high-falutin' crowd |
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But I'm plain spoken, straight talkin' |
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And damn proud of what I have acomplished |
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Some folks appreciate that and some don't |
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But, I got it honest |
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Now when I die, I may not leave my kids a fortune |
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But I hope they know'd my life stood for things that were important |
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And I'll hand out the same sturdy old values of my daddy and my momma |
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It made me every ounce of what I am and I got it honest |
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I never had to hang my head in shame |
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For puttin' a price tag on my name |
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Never turned my back on what I believe |
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Or let my heart be ruled by greed |
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'Cause brother if I didn't earn it, I don't want it |
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That way I can always say, I got it honest |
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Friend there ain't no doubt about it, I got it honest |