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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 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 ev'ry 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 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 accomplished
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Some folks appreciate that and some don't 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 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 back on what I believe
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Or let my heart be ruled by greed
E A E A
'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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Friend there ain’t no doubt about it I got it honest.
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