[Verse 1]
Some people say he's a wealthy man, but he
Built his house with his own two hands on a
Piece of land that's as far as you can see
They call him lucky, but they don't know
He's up and runnin' when the rooster crows, and he's
Still in the fields with his supper cold, but
If you ask me

[Chorus]
It's a hard, hard way to make your way
In a world that don't care what you pay
What you earn or what you take
Or how much you're not givin'
Life's a tough ole row to hoe
Trust in God with the seeds you sow
And always know it's a hard, hard way of making easy living

[Verse 2]
His flatbed, it was shiny and new back in 1992
It's been a few since he had 'em a year like that
He ain't got time to complain
Hay on the ground and it looks like rain, and
Pray it ain't like the twister that came back in '88 and laid everything flat

[Chorus]
It's a hard, hard way to make your way
In a world that don't care what you pay
What you earn or what you take
Or how much you're not givin'
Life's a tough ole row to hoe
Trust in God with the seeds you sow
And always know it's a hard, hard way of making easy livin'
[Bridge]
They take for granted what he's planted
In that stubborn ground
But the cattle and the cotton know
That they don't know in town

[Chorus]
It's a hard, hard way to make your way
In a world that don't care what you pay
What you earn or what you take
Or how much you're not givin'
Life's a tough ole row to hoe
Trust in God with the seeds you sow
And always know it's a hard, hard way of making easy livin'

[Outro]
Makin' easy livin'
Making easy livin'