G It?s a hundred degrees and I?m digging this ditch C That sun?s beating down like a Son of a Bitch D G And my shadow is the only shade in sight I could have been a doctor, a lawyer, or an engineer But I chose instead to make a career Out of blaming other people for the problems in my lifeWell, it?s hard to look up when you?re always staring down At your foot on a shovel dividing the ground And all your dreams just fade into a wish You know I?d like to straighten up, get my life on track Start moving ahead, but it?s a well-known fact That you?re always going backwards when you?re digging a ditch (Chorus)C G Give me my freedom, take back your money D G Don?t you listen to that old wind blow C G There?s a storm cloud rolling down that Clovis Highway D It?s heading my way Em And I just might go