he said beer works but liquor is quicker and he shot down that whiskey straight he said i ain t no one but the secret is sunk gotta get out of your own way i said my job sucks i got a broke down truck and feel like i m spinning my wheels as the pool balls clicked he pulled a lucky from his lips and said son here s the deal this ain t about easy it s about tough it s about leaving the house before the sun comes up the kickin the cussin the fussin the fightin stayin in love when the money gets tight when you start in this world with a wide eyed girl and a twenty dollar pawn shop ring i know one thing it ain t about easy he looked at me from underneath his vfw cap he said you re young and green and full of dreams what i wouldn t give for that i said yeah but you know i ain t thirty years old and i feel like i ve run out of breath he said welcome to life son and you ain t alive if you ain t breakin a sweat this ain t about easy it s about tough it s about leaving the house before the sun comes up the kickin the cussin the fussin the fightin stayin in love when the money gets tight when you start in this world with a wide eyed girl and a twenty dollar pawn shop ring i know one thing it ain t about easy well i payed his tab and told him i was going home he said son just remember the highs are high and the lows are low this ain t about easy it s about tough it s about leaving the house before the sun comes up the kickin the cussin the fussin the fightin stayin in love when the money gets tight when you start in this world with a wide eyed girl and a twenty dollar pawn shop ring i know one thing it ain t about easy
['contemporary country', 'country', 'country road', 'country rock', 'modern country rock', 'redneck']