[ti:I Got It Honest] [ar:Aaron Tippin] [al:Greatest Hits And Then Some] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I Got It Honest - Aaron Tippin [00:08.79]It ain't nothing but a small frame house on an acre lot [00:16.76]It ain't that much different from any other house on the block [00:24.53]And it may not look like we've got all our share of the promise [00:32.37]But at least one things for sure I got it honest [00:40.44]Roll out of the sack every morning head on down to the mill [00:48.00]Give 'em all I got for eight 'cause that's the deal [00:55.58]If you'll check out my paycheck [00:57.19]Well you'll see that there ain't that much on it [01:03.77]But every single penny I'm paid I got it honest [01:11.03]I never had to hang my head in shame [01:15.37]For puttin' a price tag on my name [01:19.26]Never turned my back on what I believe [01:23.14]Or let my heart be ruled by greed [01:30.03]'Cause buddy if I didn't earn it I don't want it [01:38.11]That way I can always say I got it honest [01:45.23]Now you ain't looking at some dude [01:47.38]That was born with a silver spoon in his mouth [01:53.46]And I might seem like some kind of low-life [01:56.15]To that high-falutin' crowd [02:01.34]But I'm plain spoken straight talking [02:03.25]And damn proud of what I have accomplished [02:09.35]And some folks appreciate that and some don't [02:12.54]But I got it honest [02:17.00]Now when I die I may not leave my kids a fortune [02:24.75]But I hope they know'd my life stood for things that were important [02:32.58]And I'll hand out the same sturdy old values [02:35.46]Of my daddy and my momma [02:40.49]It made me every ounce of what I am and I got it honest [02:47.83]I never had to hang my head in shame [02:52.21]For puttin' a price tag on my name [02:56.14]Never turned my back on what I believe [02:59.94]Or let my heart be ruled by greed [03:06.90]'Cause brother if I didn't earn it I don't want it [03:14.97]That way I can always say I got it honest [03:22.14]Friend there ain't no doubt about it I got it honest