Another day on Highway 41 It's a long black snake that runs to the sun My mama told me since the day I was born Son, down in the southland is where you belong So, I'm pitching nickels, pitching dimes Talking trash and drinkin' wine It's just another day in the life of me Hard times and misery I got a mansion looks like a shotgun shack I draw my money from a cotton sack But I finally found one thing that's free That's been hard times and misery So, I'm pitching nickels, pitching dimes Talking trash and drinkin' wine It's just another day in the life of me Hard times and misery Watermelon's are hanging on the vine Thirty some odd years of wasted time When I wake up, Lord, that's all I see It's hard times and misery But there's a train that runs through this town Every evening when the sun goes down Tomorrow night at 8:03 No more hard times and misery So, I'm pitching nickels, pitching dimes Talking trash and drinkin' wine It's just another day in the life of me Hard times and misery