Nobody Gonna Tell Me What To Do Lyrics - Singles - Van Zant

Should've seen the look on the face of the boss of the second shift 

When I threw my hard hat at him 

And suggested the box where he could stick it 

I walked downstairs and told him I was leavin' Bethlehem 

Like I'd seen the Saviour, had tears in my eyes 

Holdin' my hands up and shoutin' "Amen" 

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'Cause there ain't nobody gonna tell me what to do 

I spent most of my life a-wrapped up tight 

In somebody else's hand-me-down old shoes 

Startin' today, I'm someone I'd be proud to know 

You might tell me where to go 

But there ain't nobody gonna tell me what to do 

We buried daddy just like week at the church to save his soul 

Man, he dreamed of pilot's wings 

Spent his whole life diggin' coal 

I got a guitar under my bed, but I've been too scared to ply 

But that's enough of that stuff; I'm packin' up my truck 

They can just kiss my butt goodbye 

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