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Artist: Ronnie Dunn
Canonical path: /ronnie-dunn/cost-of-livin-
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Cost Of Livin'
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Cost Of Livin'
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Everything to know about me is written on this page
A number you can reach me
My social and my age
Yes, I served in the army
It's where I learned to shoot
Eighteen months in the desert
Pourin' sand out of my boots
No, I've never been convicted of a crime
I could start this job at any time
I got a strong back
Steel toes
I rarely call in sick
A good truck
What I don't know
I catch on real quick
I work weekends if I have to
Nights and holidays
Give you forty and then some
Whatever it takes
Three dollars and change at the pump
The cost of livin's high and goin' up
I put Robert down as a reference
He's known me all my life
We attend the same church
He introduced me to my wife
I gave my last job everything
Before it headed south
Took the shoes off of my children's feet
Food out of their mouths
Yesterday my folks offered to help
But they're barely gettin' by themselves
I got a strong back
Steel toes
I rarely call in sick
A good truck
What I don't know
I catch on real quick
I work weekends if I have to
Nights and holidays
Give you forty and then some
Whatever it takes
Three dollars and change at the pump
The cost of livin's high and goin' up
I'm sure a hundred others have applied
But rumor has it you're only takin' five
I got a strong back
Steel toes
I'm handy with a wrench
There's nothin' I can't drive
There's nothin' I can't fix
I work sunup
To sundown
Ain't too proud to sweep the floors
The bank has started callin'
And the wolves are at my door
Three dollars and change at the pump
The cost of livin's high and goin' up
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