I Got It Honest Lyrics

I Got It Honest lyrics

(Aaron Tippin/Bruce Burch/Marcus Franklin Johnson)
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 acomplished
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