Lyrics

[Verse 1] I'm sittin' alone in my three-bedroom home A mile east of where I was raised Starin' out the window at my dog in the backyard In the pine straw covered with clay Damn he's a mess but we love him to death I guess he fits in this family well Yeah, we're a bloodline of shepherds used to roamin' the pastures Tryin' to cope with this suburban hell [Chorus] It sure ain't the good life we're livin' But I reckon we're happy enough We've done well with the hands we were given With a little hope and a whole lotta' love [Verse 2] Dad just finished buildin' it must have cost him a killin' That house out on Rambler's Inn He sent my brother off to college, walkin' through the arches Man we're all sure proud of him But he never tried to spoil us, kept our hands in the sawdust Yea we chipped in whenever we could And we shared in the sweat and the blood and the tears I guess he knew it would do us some good [Chorus] It sure ain't the good life we're livin' But I reckon we're happy enough We've done well with the hands we were given With a little hope and a whole lotta' love No we don't have our fists full of dollars and we're no southern aristocrats No we ain't got a lot but we've earned what we got And we couldn't do it much better than that [Verse 3] My wife quit her job Now she's workin' full time Takin' care of the baby and me And I'm playin' in the bars tryna to pay off the debts Lord this half acre didn't come cheap I come draggin' in three and four in the mornin' Smell like tobacco and rum Still she wakes up to greet me 'cause she loves me completely Says she's proud of the star I've become [Chorus] Oh, it sure is a good life we're livin' Yeah, I reckon we're happy enough We've done well with the hands we were given With a little hope and a whole lotta' love No we don't have our fists full of dollars and we're no southern aristocrats No we ain't got a lot but we love what we got And we couldn't do it much better than that [Outro] I hope ol' St. Peter will have me when they throw my coffin in the back When that hearse rolls away I hope all y'all will say "He couldn't do it much better than that" "He couldn't do it much better than that" "He couldn't do it much better than that"