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