My old man worked hard all his life
Never had that much to show
And the next door neighbor buys a lottery ticket
And they're rolling in the Powerball dough
Hard work never hurt nobody
But I'd rather be lucky
Hard work never hurt nobody
But I'd rather be lucky
That hometown girl had the guys lined up
With diamonds, devils, and degrees
Who ever thought that she'd run off
With a guitar player like me
Hard work never hurt nobody
But I'd rather be lucky
Hard work never hurt nobody
But I'd rather be lucky
I never have things turn out quite like I planned
If fate deals the cards, I'll play the hands
Well, it's a good day when you're back home
Everybody buys lunch
And every light you hit turns green
And your girlfriend can't keep her hands off you
If you know what I mean
Hard work never hurt nobody
I'd rather be lucky
Hard work never hurt nobody
But I'd rather be lucky
And the next door neighbor buys a lottery ticket
Hard work never hurt nobody
But I'd rather be lucky
That hometown girl had the guys lined up
With diamonds, devils, and degrees
Who ever thought that she'd run off with
Hard work never hurt nobody, but I'd rather be lucky, yeah
Hard work never hurt nobody, but I'd rather be lucky
Hard work never hurt nobody, but I'd rather be lucky
Hard work never hurt nobody, but I'd rather be lucky, yeah
Na na na na na, na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na, na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Oh, yeah
Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, oh yeah
Na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, oh yeah
Na, na, na, na, na, na