a place in the shade

now some folks play the whole day long

they think they got it made

but they won't get a thrill the way that i live

when i find me a place in the shade

a poor man word is never learned still i wouldn't trade

all the world and its gold all the treasures untold

i want a little place in the shade

too late to bed and early to rise

makes a man weary and cuts him down the size

they come and they go and their worlds fall apart

but i'm gonna cling to the dreams in my heart

cause someday i know the years gonna come

when all my debts are paid

when my work is all done i'll smile at the sun

and find me a place in the shade

when the work is all done i'll smile at the sun

and find me a place in the shade