I Got It Honest

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It ain't nothin' but a small frame 
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house on an acre lot
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It ain't that much diff'rent from 
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any other house on the block
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And it may not look like we got 
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our share of the promise
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But at least one thing's for sure,
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 I got it honest.

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Roll out of the sack ev'ry 
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mornin', head on down to the mill
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Give 'em all I got for eight, 
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'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 
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that much on it
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But ev'ry single penny I'm paid, I
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 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, 
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I don't  want it
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That way I can always say, I got 
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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 
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in his mouth
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And I might seem like some kind of 
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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 
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accomplished
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Some folks appreciate that and 
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some don't  But, I got it honest.

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Now when I die, I may not leave 
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my kids a fortune
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But I hope they know my life stood
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 for things that were important
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And I'll hand out the same sturdy 
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old values of my daddy and my 
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momma
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It made me every ounce of what I 
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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
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'Cause buddy if I didn't earn it, 
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I don't  want it
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That way I can always say, I got 
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it honest.
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Friend there ain’t no doubt about 
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it I got it honest.