A workin' man can't get nowhere today. The Hag

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Instrumental intro
For years I've been bustin' my rear
To make a livin' but it ain't made
For years I've been tryin' to pay off my bills,
But they ain't paid.

I owe every dime I make, to every soul I know
The higher up I reach the farther down I go
And this old broken back of mine is all I've got to show, and anyway
A working man can't get nowhere today.

Lord, a working man can't get nowhere today
A working man ain't got no time to play
Today I work my fanny off and leave it lay
A working man can't get nowhere today.

Instrumental bridge
I pay my income tax and the government gives back
What I got coming, Lord, but it ain't much
I pay my child support 'cause I'm a law abiding sort
And an easy touch, yet I starve myself to death...

Tryin' to keep my family fed; I keep my budget tight
Tryin' to get myself ahead, but I know I'll still be in debt
On the day that I fall dead; that's why I say
Lord, a working man can't get nowhere today.

Well a working man can't get nowhere today
A working man ain't got no time to play
Tonight I work my fanny off, and leave it lay
A working man can't get nowhere today.

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Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Merle Haggard

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