I've been sittin' here thinkin' back over my life

All of the good things the trouble and strife

Well my share of heartache yes so many I've had

But I still think the good things outweigh the bad



Well I've rocked my babies at night when they cried

I've seen the teardrops turn into smiles

And that's when I realize all the bad luck I've had

And I know all the good things outweigh the bad



Well I never have riches no money to spare

Just a sharecropper's wages is my only fare

Yes makin' my livin' just working the land

But I still think the good things outweigh the bad

Well I've rocked my babies...



Yes I've worked the cotton in the heat of the day

And then paid the landlord nearly all that I made

Well I've seen high water take all that I had

But I still think the good things outweigh the bad

Well I've rocked my babies...