You wake up first, put the kettle on And pour me a cup of coffee Two cats in a southern ranch We're making a little family With barely a dime and some troubled times We keep gettin’ by on dreams Just look at us Carving out our own time You and me Living life by our design Straight jobs and steady pay Were never in our cards to play Late nights and songs to sing And long drives are our trade Chasing mountain highs and painted skies Will keep us on our way Just look at us Carving out our own time You and me Living life by our design Just look at us Carving out our own time You and me Living life by our design You and me