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I Got It Honest by Aaron Tippin

(aaron tippin/bruce burch/marcus franklin johnson)



It aint nothin but a small frame house on an acre lot

It aint that much diffrent 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 things 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 thats the deal

If youll check out my paycheck

Well, youll see that there aint that much on it

But evry single penny Im 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 didnt earn it, I dont want it

That way I can always say, I got it honest



Now you aint 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 Im plain spoken, straight talkin

And damn proud of what I have acomplished

Some folks appreciate that and some dont

But, I got it honest



Now when I die, I may not leave my kids a fortune

But I hope they knowd my life stood for things that were important

And Ill 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 didnt earn it, I dont want it

That way I can always say, I got it honest

Friend there aint no doubt about it, I got it honest