In the Mean Time - Chris Knight

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Sometimes I wonder where my next dollar gonna come from
Keep my head up and something falls out of the sky
Daddy taught me how to use my bootstraps and carry on
He said God will be good to you son if you try

Uncle Sam comes around getting both hands in your pocket
People out there, just barely are gettin by
Render unto Caesar no more than you got to
Keep the Lord in your heart, and keep your powder dry.
But do you good in mean time
While you're waiting on a good time, draw the line.

Well you might wanna think about getting yourself a shotgun
You might wanna think about growing you a garden patch
You might have to go out and shoot something and drag it home
But don't never count your chickens before they hatch
But do you good in mean time
While you're waiting on a good time, draw the line.

I'm pretty sure that the government ain't gonna save you
The good lord helps the ones that help themselves
You wanna stand on your own 2 feet, and use some backbone
Don't go crawling on your knees, begging for help
But do you good in mean time
While you're waiting on a good time, draw the line.
Yeah in the mean time, draw the line.

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Chris Knight (born on June 24, 1960, in Slaughters, Kentucky) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Having written songs for Confederate Railroad, John Anderson, and Randy Travis among others, Knight[ is perhaps best-known for writing the hit Montgomery Gentry song "She Couldn't Change Me". Knight[ has been compared to Steve Earle and John Prine throughout his career as a musician. Due to his particular fame in Texas, Knight[ been named an "Honorary Texan" by Texas Governor Rick Perry.

Knight started on his musical journey at just three years old when he requested a plastic guitar for Christmas. When he turned 15, he became more serious and began teaching himself John Prine songs on his older brother's guitar. He has a degree in agriculture from Western Kentucky University. He worked for close to ten years as a mine reclamation inspector and as a miner's consultant. In 1986, after earning his degree, he heard Steve Earle on the radio and decided to try his hand at writing songs. After six years of working on his songs he came to Nashville and won a spot on a songwriters' night at the Bluebird Cafe. He snatched the interest of Frank Liddell, who signed him to a publishing deal with Bluewater Music. He then went back home and kept writing, and when Decca Records hired Liddell for an A&R position, Knight got a record deal and Decca released his self-titled debut in 1998. Knight still lived in a trailer house on 90 acres in Slaughters when the album was released. He has since become a popular name in the Americana music genre.

His albums include:
Chris Knight (1998)
A Pretty Good Guy (2001)
The Jealous Kind (2003)
Enough Rope (2006)
The Trailer Tapes (2007)
Heart of Stone (2008)
Trailer II (2009)
Little Victories (2012) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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