I Got It Honest Lyrics - Singles - Aaron Tippin

It ain't nothin' but a small frame house on an acre lot 

It ain't that much different from any other house on the block 

And it may not look like we've got all our share of the promise 

But at least one thing's for sure, I got it honest 

Roll out of the sack every mornin', head on down to the mill 

Give 'em all I got for eight, 'cause that's the deal 

If you'll check out my paycheck 

Well, you'll see that there ain't that much on it 

But every single penny I'm paid, I got it honest 

I never had to hang my head in shame 

For puttin' a price tag on my name 

Never turned my back on what I believe 

Or let my heart be ruled by greed 

'Cause buddy if I didn't earn it, I don't want it 

That way I can always say, I got it honest 

Now you ain't looking at some dude 

That was born with a silver spoon in his mouth 

And I might seem like some kind of low-life 

To that high-falutin' crowd 

But I'm plain spoken, straight talkin' 

And damn proud of what I have accomplished 

And some folks appreciate that and some don't 

But, I got it honest 

Now when I die, I may not leave my kids a fortune 

But I hope they know'd my life stood for things that were important 

And I'll hand out the same sturdy old values 

Of my daddy and my momma 

It made me every ounce of what I am and I got it honest 

I never had to hang my head in shame 

For puttin' a price tag on my name 

Never turned my back on what I believe 

Or let my heart be ruled by greed 

'Cause brother if I didn't earn it, I don't want it 

That way I can always say, I got it honest 

Friend there ain't no doubt about it, I got it honest