Well I ain't hurt nobody, and ain't nobody hurt me
Until the lawman finds my house and hangs me from a tree for what I've done
Baby it's a long hard life
And all I got to show is 13 acres of property, 3 dogs, 2 kids, and 1 wife
Well who's gonna raise my 'backer, who's gonna tend my corn?
Cause I'll be lyin' in my cell and my wife ain't been the same since the kids were born
Baby it's a long hard life
All I got to show is 13 acres of property, 3 dogs, 2 kids, and 1 wife
Well I done the best I could but I still wound up in jail
And I asked my little wife if she could come and go my bail
But she done spent all of my money, now I'm sitting in this cell
And it's a long hard life
Now I'm in this little bitty trailer, try'na make a living off'a selling ice
But the water's on and the roof don't leak and the kids are warm and the wi-fi works just right
All I got to show is 13 acres of property, 3 dogs, 2 kids, and 1 wife
Well I done the best I could but I still wound up in jail
And I asked my little wife if she would come and go my bail
But she done spent all of my money, now I'm sitting in this cell
And it's a long hard life
Well there just ain't no damn jobs, You gotta do all that you can
Well you got to make your money, Raise your youngins like a man
But the hand that used to feed me just got shut down by the man
And it's a long hard life
