Well I am workin' real hard    and not gettin' paid   and I'm sick of this life    and I gotta get a break      I've been real high    and I've been down low   and I live in a shack    on a country dirt road      Well I'm workin real hard and not gettin' paid   and I'm sick of this life and I gotta get a break   and I just cant get by anymore      I've been real high and I've been down low   and I live in a shack on a country dirt road   and my best friend is my backup forty-four      Well workin' real hard ain't hard to do   when you got you a lotta money comin' to you   but I ain't got a dime so I'll just sit here   even though I'm broke I've got a six-pack of beer      Well I've paid my dues    and I've paid my rent   and they still try to take everything they can      Well I thought I had a good thing going on   but the sheriff broke my door and he took me on   and he said "hey boy, you owe the government"      Well workin' real hard ain't hard to do   when you got you a lotta money comin' to you   but I ain't got a dime so I'll just sit here   even though I'm broke I've got a six-pack of beer      Well I'm workin' real hard and not gettin' paid   and I'm sick of this life and I gotta get a break   and I just can't get by anymore      I've been real high and I've been down low   and I live in a shack on a country dirt road   and my best friend is my backup forty-four      Well workin' real hard ain't hard to do   when you got you a lotta money comin' to you   but I ain't got a dime so I'll just sit here   even though I'm broke I've got a six-pack of beer