"Nitty Gritty Grind" lyrics

We got fifty years to pay off the house
And a seven-month-old baby
Mama made the biscuits
But we can't afford the gravy

Life goes fast in the nitty gritty grind
Buildin' up a dream one day at a time
I hope to have Sunday off to unwind
And I get right back to the nitty gritty grind

Here wishin' I could go fishin'
But I ain't got no time to sit
I'm too cheap to pay attention
And just too damn poor to quit

'Cause life goes fast in the nitty gritty grind
Buildin' up a dream one day at a time
I hope to have Sunday off to unwind
And I get right back to the nitty gritty grind

Grind it, baby

I need elbow grease and healthy knees
More than I need luck
I just hope the rates come down
Before my truck gives up

'Cause life goes fast in the nitty gritty grind
Buildin' up a dream one day at a time
I hope to have Sunday off to unwind
And I get right back to the nitty gritty grind

Well, a workin' man understands
What makes the big wheels roll
Yes, a workin' man only has one plan
And it's go, go, go

'Cause life goes fast in the nitty gritty grind
Buildin' up a dream one day at a time
I hope to have Sunday off to unwind
And then I get right back to the nitty gritty grind

Gotta get right back to the nitty gritty grind
Gotta get right back to the nitty gritty grind

We're gonna do a little overtime
We don't need no kind of break