Lyric Tired

(Toby Keith/Chuck Cannon)

My name is Jesse, I was named after my father
Followed in his footsteps, down here to this factory
I ain t complainin , wouldn t waste my breath to bother
This work ain t hard, it s only borin as can be

I married Billy Johnson back in seventy-seven
I still love him and I guess he loves me too
We go to church on Sundays cause we want to go to heaven
Me and my family, ain t that how you re supposed to do

But I m tired, Lord I m tired
Life is wearin me smooth down to the bone
No rest for the weary, ya just move on
Tired, Lord I m tired

I ve only missed six days in nigh on twenty years o work
The money went to taxes and these bills I ve paid on time
The raise I got two months ago don t meet the cost o living
Selling my best years for these nickels and these dimes

The smell of Billy s coffee rolled me out of bed this morning
I showered and dressed and then I threw some makeup on
I walked in the kitchen, he was starin out the window
The way he said good morning made me ask is something wrong

He said I m tired, woke up tired
And life is wearin me smooth down to the bone
And there s no rest for the weary, you just move on
I guess you just keep goin till your gone
Tired

Oh Lord, I m tired
I m tired
Oh, Lord I m tired