"Earned" lyrics

Grandaddy died when my dad was eleven
Didn't leave him a dollar behind
Cut the grass of whoever would let him
Just to keep on the lights
Pinching pennies until they were paper
And paper until it was brick
Built a house on a hill on an acre
You'd never guess he came from where he did

He handed down more than his name
Never told me, but he showed me every day

You won't get what you want
If you won't get down in the dirt
No, that job isn't done 'til you run out of sun
Or you've done all the work
It's gonna be hard
Hell, it's gonna hurt
If you wanna get what you want
It ain't gonna be given, it's gotta be earned

It's gotta be earned
It's gotta be earned

I knew when I picked up a six-string
It wouldn't be learning itself
The thing about chasing a big dream
Is nobody's coming to help

There's times I feel like giving up
But quitting, no, it isn't in my blood

You won't get what you want
If you won't get down in the dirt
No, that job isn't done 'til you run out of sun
Or you've done all the work
It's gonna be hard
Hell, it's gonna hurt
If you wanna get what you want
It ain't gonna be given, it's gotta be earned

It's gotta be earned
It's gotta be earned

There's times I feel like giving up
But quitting, no it isn't in my blood

You won't get what you want
If you won't get down in the dirt
No, that job isn't done 'til you run out of sun
Or you've done all the work
It's gonna be hard
Hell, it's gonna hurt
If you wanna get what you want
It ain't gonna be given, it's gotta be earned
If you wanna get what you want
It ain't gonna be given, it's gotta be earned

Yeah, gotta be earned
Woah, gotta be earned
If you wanna get what you want
It ain't gonna be given, it's gotta be earned