My daddy was a lawyer who sold salvation to the churchAnd money's no good in heaven, but it's great down here on earthSo let's get down in the dirt Let's get down in the dirtMy granddad was a scholar in a school of heartbreak and hard workHe didn't believe in heaven, a damnation of being worseHe's laid down in the dirt He laid down in the dirtYou can't be that we're the only ones Born out of this ever-loving mindYou can't be that we're the only ones Grew up on this ever-loving sunMy mama was no angel, she was more than just a nurseShe thought it was a charity to keep us kids from getting hurtCan't stay clean in the dirt Life is mean on this earthI have no occupation, but I have some sense of worthAll the flowers blossom from what goes on in the dirtSo I get down in the dirt Let's get down in the dirtYou can't be that we're the only ones Born out of this ever-loving mindYou can't be that we're the only ones Grew up on this ever-loving sunThey say that love is just a name to save a manIt's not so shallow, you must dig to bring it outSo let's get down in the dirt Let's get down in the dirtLet's get down in the dirtThey say that love is just a name to save a manIt's not so shallow, you must dig to bring it outSo let's get down in the dirt Let's get down in the dirt