Sister's in the back seat crying to her daddy "When we gonna move back home?" He said "It's not our house now, Daddy made a few mistakes Now they've taken everything we own Sign the wrong dotted line and stack of papers And everything is gone "There's oil on your place, we'll give you what it's worth "$1.10 a barrel sound good?" Ninety-years-old, only one still alive Money over doing what's right Sign the dotted line, would you please, Mr. Baker And everything is yours How they lie How they lie How they lie And bend the truth So just try So just try To get along one day And hope they don't bury you Said they want to build a highway Top dollar for your piece of land Give you the best price for all of your work Selling wasn't part of the plan You can stay until they break ground This ain't your home How they lie How they lie How they lie And bend the truth So just try So just try To get along one day And hope they don't bury you How they lie How they lie How they lie And bend the truth So just try So just try To get along one day Hope they don't bury you So just get along one day Hope they don't bury you We'll just get along one day And hope they don't bury you