always wanted a Cadillac
Daddy, a truck with a gun rack
Me, I just played by the train track
And thought about leaving home
Daddy drank whiskey like water
Mama tried to stop him and he faltered
For someone who didn't want a daughter
He sure couldn't leave me alone
Dirt poor, that's what they'd say
And that kind of dirt doesn't wash away
Hey, if I had a million dollars
It wouldn't change what we were
I could still hear them holler
Hey, hey, dirt pools
I used to think about Jesus,
tried to be more like he was
But turning the other cheek
just got me another well
So one night when Daddy was passed out
I got the matches and the gas out
Got Barney and the cats out
Daddy went straight to hell
Dirt moves, that's what they'd say
And that kind of dirt doesn't wash away
If I had a million dollars
It wouldn't change what we were
I can still hear them hollerin'
Dirt poor
Well I knew how this was gonna wind up
It didn't take long for them to find us
Now I'll be gone before my time's up
An d they'll put on my grave
Dirt and hooves, that's what they'll say
And that kind of dirt doesn't wash away
Hey, if I had a million dollars,
it wouldn't change what we were
But I can still be your mother,
hey, hey, hey, dirt poor