Merle Haggard - "Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today lyrics

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 Oh every dime I make, every soul I know Hire by reach, the farther down I go This old broken back of mine is all I've got to show And anyway A working man can't get nowhere today Lord, a working man 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 I paid my income tax And the government gives back But I got coming but it ain't much I paid my child support 'Cause I'm a law abiding sort and an easy touch And I starve my self to d**h Trying to keep my family fed I keep my budget tight, trying to get myself ahead But I'll 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 A working man can't get nowhere today A working man ain't got no time to play Tonight I work my fanny off and leave it lay A working man can't get nowhere today A working man can't get nowhere today