Merle Haggard — A Working Man Cant Get Nowhere Today

[Verse 1] For years, I've been busting my rear to make a living But it ain't made For years, I've been trying to pay off my bills But they ain't paid I owe every dime I make, every soul I know The higher up I reach, the farther down I go And this old broken back of mine is all I've got to show And anyway, a working man can't get nowhere today [Chorus] Lord, a working man can't get nowhere today A working man ain't got no time to play Today I work my fanny off and leave it lay A working man can't get nowhere today [Verse 2] I pay my income tax and the government gives back What I got coming, Lord, but it ain't much I pay my child support 'cause I'm a law-abiding sort And an easy touch Yet I starve myself to death trying to keep my family fed I keep my budget tight trying to get myself ahead But I'd still be deep in debt the day that I fall dead That's why I say, Lord, a working man can't get nowhere today [Chorus] A working man can't get nowhere today A working man ain't got no time to play Today I work my fanny off and leave it lay A working man can't get nowhere today [Outro] A working man can't get nowhere today