It ain't nothing but a small frame house on an acre lot
It ain't that much different from any other house on the block
And it may not look like we've got all our share of the promise
But at least one thing's for sure I got it honest

Roll out of the sack every mornin' head on down to the mill
Give 'em all I got for eight 'cause that's the deal
If you check out my pay check well you'll see that there ain't that much on it
But every single penny I'm paid I got it honest

Chorus

I never had to hang my head in shame
For puttin' a price tag on my name
Never turned my back on what I believed
Or let my heart be ruled by greed
'Cause buddy if I didn't earn it I don't want it
That way I can always say I got it honest

Now you ain't lookin' at some dude that was born with a silver spoon in his mouth
And I might seem like some kind of low life to that high falutin' crowd
But I'm plain spoken straight talkin' and damn proud of what I have accomplished
And some folks 'preciate that some don't but I got it honest

Now when I die I may not leave my kids a fortune
But I hope they know my life stood for the things that were important
And I'll hand down the same sturdy ol' values of my daddy and my mama
It made me every ounce of what I am and I got it honest

Chorus

I never had to hang my head in shame
For puttin' a price tag on my name
Never turned my back on what I believed
Or let my heart be ruled by greed
'Cause buddy if I didn't earn it I don't want it
That way I can always say I got it honest

Friend there ain't no doubt about it I got it honest

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Bruce Burch Music and Big Bobcat Music
All rights reserved.

Lookin' Back At Myself
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