Verse

Did   you   ever   have   one   of   those   days   when   it   just   rains   and   it   rains  
Your   mind   and   your   whole   back   aches   but   you   get   up   anyways
You   gave   up   your   dreams,   you   got   a   boss   to   please
It   makes   you   wonder   if   it's   worth   it
Loosen   my   chain   cause   even   my   pain   is   hurting
 
[CHORUS]
I   said   Lord   won't   you   give   an   old   boy   a   break
You   said   you   wouldn't   give   me   more   than   I   could   take
But   this   old   world,   it   sure   rattles   your   faith   sometimes
Well   you   try   and   you   try   and   you   keep   on   trying
Happy's   for   sale   but   you   can't   buy   it
How   bout   a   little   something   to   ease   a   man's   burden
Cause   even   my   pain   is   hurting
 
[VERSE]
My   house   ain't   worth   what   I   owe
I've   been   all   my   life   owing   that   load  
And   like   a   sucker   I   bought   what   they   sold
But   down   here   in   the   ground   ain't   gold
Yeah   I've   been   a   caged   bird   singing,   waiting   on   freedom,   feeling   like   my   prayers   ain't   working
Go   on   and   loosen   my   chain   cause   even   my   pain   is   hurting
 
[CHORUS]
I   said   Lord   won't   you   give   an   old   boy   a   break
You   said   you   wouldn't   give   me   more   than   I   could   take
But   this   old   world,   it   sure   rattles   your   faith   sometimes
Well   you   try   and   you   try   and   you   keep   on   trying
Happy's   for   sale   but   you   can't   buy   it
How   bout   a   little   something   to   ease   a   man's   burden