[Verse 1]
Pay my respect to the company store
I ain't got no money, don't want no more
Pay my respects to the company boys
They just move along
I worked hard for every little bit I got
I got lucky once on some advice
Met a dark haired girl that the Mississippi moon
Must have left by mistake one night
In a hurry, Lord

[Chorus]
And that ain't the hardest part
The hardest part is loving
Somebody that cares for you so much

[Verse 2]
Promises don't pay cash at the bank
If they did I'm betting you would
They couldn't pay me for the time that it took to write a check
To buy a baby-doll for my girl
And I worked hard for every little bit I got
The things I got are gonna stay
It's been flooding so hard on this company mines
That you know it's gonna flood someday
You're gonna miss someone
[Chorus]
And that ain't the hardest part
The hardest part is loving somebody that cares for you
And that ain't the hardest part
The hardest part is working and I've worked enough

[Bridge]
I could stretch that penny like a silver line
Rolling through the pages of my life
Underneath your name where it's underlined
I've been turned around
I've been mystified by a true love

[Outro]
And that ain't the hardest part
Talkin' bout a true love
That ain't the hardest part
And that ain't the hardest part