[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I'm caught in the shadows, the American South
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Somewhere between hypocrite and hallelujah
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Six generations of barely gettin' by
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Six generations of hey, what's it to ya?
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When the only thing harder than the work is the luck
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The outcome's as hopeful as the evenin' news
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And last November I saw firsthand
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What desperation makes good people do
[Chorus]
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Life ain't fair
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Saddle up, boy, and see it through
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Tough times don't last
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Tough folks do
[Verse 2]
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See I come from a long line of Carolina farmers
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For years, tobacco was the answer
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It kept the lights on and put food on the table
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'Til the doctors started callin' it cancer
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So we took to the hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains
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With a harvest of corn and some copper line
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And we found you can get a little slice of heaven
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With some sugar yeast water and a whole lotta time
[Chorus]
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Life ain't fair
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Saddle up, boy, and see it through
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Tough times don't last
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Tough folks do
[Bridge]
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Where I'm from a man's only worth the weight of his word and
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Respect ain't handed out, it's earned
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I've been runnin' with my back to the wall for seventeen years now
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And if it's one thing that I've learned, it's ...
[Chorus]
F7 G
Life ain't fair
C G F7
Saddle up, boy, and see it through
G
Tough times don't last
C G F7 G
Tough folks do
[OUTRO]
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