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 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