I'm runnin' this shovel way down in a ditch
When you're down in a ditch it's a sun of a gun
Any fool knows you'll never get rich
When you're down in a ditch
In the Tennessee sun
All I got to show is blisters and sweat
Blisters and sweat and minimum pay
I'm just tryin' to get out of debt
And buddy I bet you I make it someday
Well I wish I was the man with the clipboard
Sittin' in the shade with an RC cola
Makin calls on the cellular phone
And yellin' down at me to keep my butt movin
I'm runnin' this shovel way down in a ditch
When you're down in a ditch it's a sun of a gun
Any fool knows you'll never get rich
When you're down in a ditch
In the Tennessee sun
Someday you'll see me workin' that clipboard
Sittin' in the cab of a cool Silverado
Tuned in to a country station