Well, I ain't hurt nobody and ain't nobody hurt me Until the lawman finds my house & hangs me from a tree For what I've done Baby, it's a long hard life All I got to show is 13 acres of property, three dogs, two kids, and one wife Well, who's gonna raise my 'backer Who's gonna tend my corn Cause I'll be lyin' in my cell And my wife ain't been the same since the kids were born Baby, it's a long hard life All I got to show is 13 acres of property, three dogs, two kids, and one wife Well, I done the best I could, but I still wound up in jail And I asked my little wife if she would come and go my bail But she done spent all of my money Now I'm sitting in this cell, and it's a long hard life Now I'm in this little bitty trailer Tryna make a living off a selling ice But the waters on and the roof don't leak And kids are warm and the Wi-Fi works just right All I got to show is 13 acres of property, three dogs, two kids, and one wife Well, I done the best I could, but I still wound up in jail And I asked my little wife if she would come and go my bail But she done spent all of my money Now I'm sitting in this cell, and it's a long hard life Well, there just ain't no damn jobs You gotta do all that you can Well, you got to make your money Raise your youngins like a man But the hand that used to feed me Just got shut down by the man And it's a long hard life