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Jason Isbell - "Something More Than Free"
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Performer
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Producer

Lyrics

When I get home from work
I'll call up all my friends
And we'll go bust up something beautiful
We'll have to build again
When I get home from work
I'll wrestle off my clothes
And leave 'em right inside
The front door, nobody's home to know
You see a hammer finds a nail
And the freight train needs the rail
I guess I'm doin' what
I'm on this Earth to do
I don't think on
Why I'm here where it hurts
I'm just lucky to have the work
Sunday morning I'm too tired
To go to church
But I thank God for the work
I thank God for the work
When I get my reward
My work will all be done
And I will sit back in my chair
Beside the Father and the Son
And no more holes to fill
And no more rocks to break
And no more loading boxes
On the truck for someone else's sake
You see the hammer finds the nail
And the poor man's up for sale
I guess I'm doing what
I'm on this Earth to do
I don't think on why I'm here
Where it hurts
I'm just lucky to have the work
Every night I dream
I'm drowning in the dirt
But I thank God for the work
And the day will come
I'll find a reason
Somebody proud to
Love a man like me
My back is numb
My hands are freezing
But what I'm working for
Is something more than free
I don't think on why I'm here
Where it hurts
Just lucky to have the work
Sunday morning I'm too tired
To go to church
But I thank God for the work
I thank God for the work
Written by: Jason Isbell

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