Fistful of Nothing

Verse 1

Woke up in a shotgun shack by the bayou

Cotton fields calling my name

Mama worked her fingers to the bone

Lord I know I come from pain

Pre-Chorus

Some folks get a handshake

Some folks get a hand

I got a fistful of nothing

And a dollar short again

Chorus

That's a hard life

Hard life

Been hauling this load since I could crawl

Hard life

Hard life

The Good Lord knows I gave it all

Verse 2

Daddy left when the mill closed down

I was seven years old that spring

I been swinging a hammer since I could stand

I been praying since I could sing

Pre-Chorus

Some folks ride a river

Some folks ride a train

I walk the levee road alone

Through every kind of rain

Chorus

That's a hard life

Hard life

Been hauling this load since I could crawl

Hard life

Hard life

The Good Lord knows I gave it all

Bridge

(Oh Lord)

Mud on my boots

(Oh Lord)

Sweat on my back

(Oh Lord)

I ain't asking for a mansion

Just a little bit of slack

Guitar Solo

Chorus

That's a hard life

Hard life

Been hauling this load since I could crawl

Hard life

Hard life

The Good Lord knows I gave it all

The Good Lord knows I gave it all