Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough)

RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT, STEVE EARLE

I got a job but it ain't nearly enough
A twenty thousand dollar pickup truck
Belongs to me and the bank and some funny talkin' man from Iran
I left the service and got a G.I. loan
I got married bought myself a home
Now I hang around this one horse town and do the best than I can

It's gettin' tough
Just my luck
I was born in the land of plenty now there ain't enough
Gettin' cold
I've been told
Nowadays it just don't pay to be a good ol' boy

Been goin' nowhere down a one-way track
I'd kill to leave it but ain't no turnin' back
Got the wife and the kids and what would everybody say
My brother's standin' on a welfare line
And any minute now I might get mine
Meanwhile it's the I.R.S. and the devil to pay

Gettin' tough
Just my luck
I was born in the land of plenty now there ain't enough
Gettin' cold
I've been told
Nowadays it just don't pay to be a good ol' boy

I hit the beer joints every Friday night
Spend a little money lookin' for a fight
It don't matter if I lose or win
'Cause Monday I'm back on the losin' end again

Gettin' tough
It's just my luck
I was born in the land of plenty now there ain't enough
It's gettin' cold
I've been told
Nowadays it just don't pay to be a good ol' boy

Gettin' tough
Just my luck
I was born in the land of plenty now there ain't enough
Gettin' cold
I've been told
Nowadays it just don't pay to be a good ol' boy

Trivia about the song Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough) by Steve Earle

On which albums was the song “Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough)” released by Steve Earle?
Steve Earle released the song on the albums “Guitar Town” in 1986, “Shut Up And Die Like an Aviator” in 1991, “Essential” in 1993, “The Collection” in 2002, and “Live from Austin, TX” in 2004.
Who composed the song “Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough)” by Steve Earle?
The song “Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough)” by Steve Earle was composed by RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT, STEVE EARLE.

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