Well momma never was no angel Daddy never was no saint There ain't a pretty childhood picture These family lines can paint This ain't no sob story This ain't no complaint Hell, I'm proud of who I am Proud of what I ain't Cause I was born a ba*tard child Daddy run off and momma run wild I got a crooked cowboy smile I walk a crooked country mile Coulda done worse, shoulda done better Momma woulda tried if the bottle ever let her I ain't prince or a pile Ain't doing bad for a ba*tard child I was a fathers only son of a b**h One the family never claimed And you can bet I didn't grow up rich And never really had a last name I bear the mark of the ba*tard child But I wear it with no shame For any good or bad I've done I'll take the credit and the blame Cause I was born a ba*tard child Daddy run off and momma run wild I got a crooked cowboy smile I walk a crooked country mile Coulda done worse, shoulda done better Momma woulda tried if the bottle ever let her I ain't prince or a pile Ain't doing bad for a ba*tard child Well I'm a son of the earth A real bad seed All I'll ever be worth Is all I'll ever need I'm just thankful for my birth And for my family Or else I wouldn't be me Cause I was born a ba*tard child Daddy run off and momma run wild I got a crooked cowboy smile I walk a crooked country mile Coulda done worse, shoulda done better Momma woulda tried if the bottle ever let her I ain't prince or a pile Ain't doing bad for a ba*tard child I grew up fast, grew up wild Ain't doing bad for a ba*tard child