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Diggin' for a Livin'
The 5th Dimension
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Diggin' for a livin'
I'm diggin' for a livin'
That's where it all begins and it's where it's gonna end
Never gettin' what I'm gettin'
Diggin' for a livin'
I'ma toss some dirt I dug
My back is gettin' so weak
I have to treat my sore feet
By the end of the week
I got splinters in my hand
I'm doin' all I can just to make my ends meet
It's all I've ever known
Toss some dirt I dug
I gotta stretch a caller
Hear the woman holla
Ooh, call the cable
Credit isn't stable
Buy the kid a shoe
Man yellin' "goods"
Washin' grandma's clothes
I'm wagin' through the goal
Oh, I'ma toss some dirt I dug
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A man in a tie
Doesn't even know my name
Watchin' over me to see
I don't take a risk
I have to do my best
I am here
Hey you, push that chore
Don't talk back or you're lookin' for trouble
You gotta be a giver
To be a job keeper
If I ever got to listen
Can't afford a damn missin'
Oh I have a problem
Make it up tomorrow
Scoop it even harder
Lord, what a way to go
Toss some dirt I dug
I tried for a new job
Chance to make some money
No education, turned down application
Is it all you know?
Toss some dirt I dug
I didn't stay in highschool
Had to learn the hard way
I went to Diggers' deep
To fill it before you leap many years ago
That's where it all begins and it's where it's gonna end
Never gettin' what I'm gettin'
Diggin' for a livin'
Ohh, toss some dirt I dug
Oh yeah
Toss some dirt I dug
What a way to go
Toss some dirt I dug
What a way to go, yeah
Toss some dirt I dug, yeah
What a way to go (diggin')
Toss some dirt I dug (oh, I'm diggin')
What a way to go, yeah
Toss some dirt I dug (I'm tired)
What a way to go (tired of diggin')
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