Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough)

Steve Earle & the Dukes

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Steve Earle & the Dukes

Stephen Fain Earle (; born January 17, 1955) is an American country, rock and folk singer-songwriter. He began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. Earle's breakthrough album was the 1986 debut album Guitar Town; the eponymous lead single peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country chart. Since then, he has released 20 more studio albums and received three Grammy awards each for Best Contemporary Folk Album; he has four additional nominations in the same category. "Copperhead Road" was released in 1988 and is his bestselling single; it peaked on its initial release at number 10 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and had a 21st-century resurgence reaching number 15 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, buoyed by vigoro… more »


Year:
1991
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I got a job but it ain't nearly enough 
A twenty thousand dollar pickup truck 
Belongs to me and the bank and some funny talkin' man from Iran 
I left the service and got a G.I. loan 

I got married bought myself a home 
Now I hang around this one horse town and do the best than I can 
Gettin' tough 
Just my luck 

I was born in the land of plenty now there ain't enough 
Gettin' cold 
I've been told 
Nowadays it just don't pay to be a good ol' boy 

Been goin' nowhere down a one-way track 
I'd kill to leave it but ain't no turnin' back 
Got the wife and the kids and what would everybody say 
My brother's standin' on a welfare line 
And any minute now I might get mine 
Meanwhile it's the I.R.S. and the devil to pay 

I hit the beer joints every Friday night 
Spend a little money lookin' for a fight 
It don't matter if I lose or win 
'Cause Monday I'm back on the losin' end again

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Written by: RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT, STEVE EARLE

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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