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