Song Description
A smalltown working guy wonders how come times are so hard when all he ever seems to do is break his back.
| Song Length |
3:36 |
Genre |
Country - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Annoyed |
Subject |
Poverty |
| Similar Artists |
Garth Brooks |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Poor man?s dollars
I get up early, go out just to drive my flat- bed truck
Slip out of the doorway so I, don?t wake you up
Double lock the front door, take a look around
This is the good side of the bad side of town
I head off to the depot, light a cigarette and drive
I make the intersection, before the freeway comes alive
Listen to the radio and hear those gears grind
When I come home I?ve got them truck stops on my mind
Chorus:
How come poor man?s dollars
Ain?t as good as rich man?s dollars?
I?ve been working all my life
Swear I?d still make poor man?s dollars
Even if I drove all night
And I work for the union like my Daddy did before
Try to keep myself out on the right side of the law
Sometimes it gets too tempting and I look the other way
Know you won?t complain if something extra comes our way
Outro:
How come poor man?s dollars
Ain?t as good as rich man?s dollars?
How come poor man?s dollars
Ain?t as good as rich man?s dollars?