| it’s so hard gettin' by these days as an honest man
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| i’m just trying to do my part, just want to lend a hand
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| when i need it, i can’t get no help
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| everybody’s just serving themselves
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| nobody’s got time for an honest man
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| all the movers and the shakers and the powers that be
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| they turn their backs on each other, they turn their backs on me
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| now i just want to know where i stand
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| am i a mountain or a grain of sand
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| has anybody got time for an honest man
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| what do i have to do to get your attention
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| i have so much say, why don’t you just listen
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| it’s just so hard out here for an honest man
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| i keep tryin' to do all i can
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| i keep my head up along the way
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| thinkin' maybe, just maybe someday
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| somebody’s gonna have time for an honest man |