Cost Of Livin'

by Ronnie Dunn (2011)

Everythin' to know about me
Is written on this page
The number you can reach me
My social an' my age

Yes I served in the Army
It's where I learned to shoot
Eighteen months in the desert
Pourin' sand outta my boots

No I've never been convicted of a crime
I could start this job at any time

I got a strong back
Steel toes
I rarely call in sick
A good truck
What I don't know
I catch on real quick

I work weekends
If I have to
Nights an' holidays
Give you forty
An' then some
Whatever it takes

Three dollars an' change at the pump
Cost of livin's high an' goin' up

I put Robert down as a reference
He's known me all my life
We attend the same church
He introduced me to my wife

Gave my last job everythin'
Before it headed south

Took the shoes off of my children's feet
The food out of their mouths
Yesterday my folks offered to help
But they're barely gettin' by themselves

I got a strong back
Steel toes
I rarely call in sick
A good truck
What I don't know
I catch on real quick

I work weekends
If I have to
Nights an' holidays
Give you forty
An' then some
Whatever it takes

Three dollars an' change at the pump
Cost of livin's high an' goin' up

I'm sure a hundred others have applied
Rumor has it you're only takin' five

I got a strong back
Steel toes
I'm handy with a wrench
There's nothin' I can't drive
Nothin' I can't fix

I work sunup to sundown
Ain't too proud to sweep the floors
The bank has started callin'
An' the wolves are at my door

Three dollars an' change at the pump
Cost of livin's high an' goin' up

I work sunup to sundown
Ain't too proud to sweep the floors
The bank has started callin'
An' the wolves are at my door

Three dollars an' change at the pump
Cost of livin's high an' goin' up