G 	                                         
It’s a hundred degrees and I’m digging this ditch
      C                                     
That sun’s beating down like a Son of a B***h
 	 D                          G 
And my shadow is the only shade in sight
I could have been a doctor, a lawyer, or an engineer
But I chose instead to make a career
Out of blaming other people for the problems in my life


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            C                       G
Give me my freedom, take back your money
                 D                 G  
Don’t you listen to that old wind blow
                       C                       G     
There’s a storm cloud rolling down that Clovis Highway
             D    
It’s heading my way
                 Em
And I just might go


Well, it’s hard to look up when you’re always staring down
At your foot on a shovel dividing the ground
And all your dreams just fade into a wish
You know I’d like to straighten up, get my life on track
Start moving ahead, but it’s a well-known fact
That you’re always going backwards when you’re digging a ditch


(Chorus)