Nitty Gritty Grind

[Intro ]
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We got fifty years to pay off the house 
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And a seven-month-old baby 
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Mama made the biscuits 
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But we can't afford the gravy 
 

 
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Life goes fast in the nitty gritty grind 
                                  
Buildin' up a dream one day at a time 
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I hope to have Sunday off to unwind 
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And I get right back to the nitty gritty grind 
 

 
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Here wishin' I could go fishin' 
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But I ain't got no time to sit 
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I'm too cheap to pay attention 
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And just too damn poor to quit 
 

 
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'Cause life goes fast in the nitty gritty grind 
                                  
Buildin' up a dream one day at a time 
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I hope to have Sunday off to unwind 
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And I get right back to the nitty gritty grind 
 

 
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Grind it, baby 


{Instrumental Break} 
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I need elbow grease and healthy knees 
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More than I need luck 
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I just hope the rates come down 
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Before my truck gives up 
 

 
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'Cause life goes fast in the nitty gritty grind 
                                  
Buildin' up a dream one day at a time 
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I hope to have Sunday off to unwind 
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And I get right back to the nitty gritty grind 
 

 
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Well, a workin' man understands 
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What makes the big wheels roll 
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Yes, a workin' man only has one plan 
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And it's go, go, go 
 

 
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'Cause life goes fast in the nitty gritty grind 
                                  
Buildin' up a dream one day at a time 
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I hope to have Sunday off to unwind 
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And I get right back to the nitty gritty grind 
 

 
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Gotta get right back to the nitty gritty grind 
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Gotta get right back to the nitty gritty grind 
 

Interlude 
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     We're gonna do a little overtime 
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We don't need no kind of break 


{Instrumental Outro} 
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