Well I ain't hurt nobody & ain't nobody hurt me
Until the lawman finds my house & hangs me from a tree
For what I've done

Baby it's a long hard life
And all I got to show is 13 acres of property, 3 dogs, 2 kids, & 1 wife

Well who's gonna raise my 'backer
Who's gonna tend my corn
Cause I'll be lyin' in my cell & my wife ain't been the same since the kids were born
Baby it's a long hard life
All I got to show is 13 acres of property, 3 dogs, 2 kids, & 1 wife

Well I done the best I could but I still wound up in jail
And I asked my little wife if she could come and go my bail
But she done spent all of my money
Now I'm sitting in this cell & it's a long hard life

Now I'm in this little bitty trailer
Tryna make a living off a selling ice
But the waters on and the roof don't leak
And kids are warm and the wi-fi works just right
All I got to show is 13 acres of property, 3 dogs, 2 kids, & 1 wife

Well I done the best I could but I still wound up in jail
And I asked my little wife if she would come and go my bail
But she done spent all of my money
Now I'm sitting in this cell & it's a long hard life
Well there just ain't no damn jobs
You gotta do all that you can
Well you got to make your money
Raise your youngins like a man
But the hand that used to feed me just got shut down by the man
And it's a long hard life