Anyone get into Chris Knight? I download this song pre-release from iTunes months ago. Just listened to it again this morning, and it dawned on me the lyrics are dead on for this thread. I'm a HUGE Chris Knight fan....have been for years. Many of his songs go directly to "salt of the earth" living. Just a country boy banging away.....rock/country themed. If you like this, look up his song "Down the River" it is the one that hooked me.
Album version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u56CfaUBWIEarlier acoustic version (some different lyrics):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2io5wQt4jakDraw the Line
"Sometimes I wonder where my next dollar gonna come from
Keep my head up and something falls out of the sky
Daddy taught me how to use my bootstraps and carry on
He said God will be good to you son if you try
Uncle Sam comes around getting both hands in your pocket
People out there, just barely are gettin by
Render unto Caesar no more than you got to
Keep the Lord in your heart, and keep your powder dry..
But do you good in mean time
While you're waiting on a good time,draw the line.
Well you might wanna think about getting yourself a shotgun
You might wanna think about growing you a garden patch
You might have to go out and shoot something and drag it home
But don't never count your chickens before they hatch
But do you good in mean time
While you're waiting on a good time, draw the line.
I'm pretty sure that the government ain't gonna save you
The good lord helps the ones that help themselves
You wanna stand on your own 2 feet,and use some backbone
Don't go crawling on your knees, begging for help
But do you good in mean time
While you're waiting on a good time,draw the line.
Yeah in the mean time,draw the line."
