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 dirtLet's get down in the dirtMy granddad was a scholar in a school of heartbreak and hard workHe didn't believe in heaven or damnation being worseHe's laid down in the dirtHe laid down in the dirtYou can't be that we're the only onesBorn out of this ever-loving mindYou can't be that we're the only onesWho grew up from this ever-loving sonMy mama was no angelShe was more than just a nurseShe thought it was a charityTo keep us kids from getting hurtCan't stay cleanCan't stay cleanCan't stay in the dirtLife is made on this earthI have no occupationBut I have some sense of worthAll the flowers blossom from what goes on in the dirtSo I get down in the dirtLet's get down in the dirtYou can't be that we're the only onesBorn out of this ever-loving mindYou can't be that we're the only onesWho grew up from this ever-loving sonThey say that love is just a name to save a manIt's not so shallowYou must dig to bring it outSo let's get downLet's get down in the dirtCan't stay cleanCan't stay cleanCan't be that we're the only onesWho grew up from this ever-loving sonI have no occupationWho grew up on theьB nationThey say that love is just a name to save a manThey say that love is just a name to save a manThey say that love is just a name to save a manThey say that love is just a name to save a manThey say that love is just a name to save a manThey say that love is just a name to save a manIt's just a thing to save a manIt's not so shallowYou must dig to bring it outSo let's get downIn the dirtLet's get downIn the dirtLet's get down