I wake up every morning My neighbors screaming, alarm clock ringing ?, and lay back down Now I got such a sweet lady Well somtimes I wonder why Why she sticks around Because the pieces just don' fall in place Stand up, be a man, Sure getting tuff out here. Playing kind of ruff, sure gettn' tuff out here It's tuff, its ruff out here Need some money and a job. Lord its ruff, yes its ruff out here My job, good lord Have mercy, my job The man is on my back 8 hours a day? Mercy, mercy boss man I wanna quit, pack it in, give it up, walk away I can't quit, just can't quit My woman, my babies are depending on me And I can't duck responisbilities Do what I can to beat the man Sure getting tuff out here It's Friday,? I take my money straight home It's Friday,? My money looks awful funny Just cant understand How they calculate this tax This tax, that tax Doing nothing else but paying a bunch of tax Now i got such a sweet lady She makes me feel everything is alright