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