i got it honest

it ain't nothin' but a small frame house on an acre lot

it ain't that much diff'rent from any other house on the block

and it may not look like we 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'll check out my paycheck

well

you'll see that there ain't that much on it

but ev'ry single penny i'm paid

i got it honest

i never had to hang my head in shame

for puttin' a price tag on my name

never turned my back on what i believe

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 looking 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

some folks appreciate that and 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'd my life stood for things that were important

and i'll hand out the same sturdy old values of my daddy and my momma

it made me every ounce of what i am and i got it honest

i never had to hang my head in shame

for puttin' a price tag on my name

never turned my back on what i believe

or let my heart be ruled by greed

'cause brother 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