I roll out every mornin' I drink my coffee on the run

Working for the man just the way my daddy done

Well the money I'm makin' ain't buyin' much bacon but when payday comes along

Sometimes I gotta do somethin' even if it's wrong



The telephone keeps ringin' and it gets under my skin

They all call to ask me when I'll send the money in

But AT&T does a favor for me and takes a message at the tone

Sometimes I gotta do somethin' even if it's wrong



Seems the road is gettin' rougher as I roll on up the hill

High times passin' by me just like I was standin' still

But I'm almost to the top and I'll go until I drop

Some fall by the wayside but I've gone too far to stop



The woman of my dreams she was like a livin' doll

I sent her far away when she set me for a fall

She was a digger and the bills got bigger and I was up against the wall

Sometimes you gotta do somethin' even if it's wrong



Now I hear those wolves a howlin' I can't get no sleep at all

The good Lord knows I'm tired of robbin' Peter to pay Paul

From the grind stone to the gravestone is it really worth it all

Sometimes you gotta do somethin' even if it's wrong

Seems the road is gettin' rougher...

[ guitar - steel ]