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Porter Wagoner
Just the Two of Us
We'll Get Ahead Someday

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We'll Get Ahead Someday

Release date: 9th September 1968

From Just the Two of Us

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About This Track

"We'll Get Ahead Someday" is a track by Porter Wagoner, from the album Just the Two of Us, released 9th September 1968. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

We'll Get Ahead Someday

[Chorus: Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton]

We'll get ahead someday

We'll get ahead someday

If the sun comes up and we both cut down

We'll get ahead someday

[Verse 1: Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton]

Well, I get up early an' work hard all day

Listen to the troubles of my friends

But I don't realize 'til I get home

What an awful shape we're in

The car's wore out, the kids need shoes

Got a bill from the doctor today

The landlord said you'll get out tomorrow

If you don't get me some pay

[Chorus: Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton]

We'll get ahead someday

We'll get ahead someday

If the sun comes up and we both cut down

We'll get ahead someday

[Verse 2: Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner]

The paper says there's a sale downtown

I gotta have some money today

Well, there's things at home that ain't never been used

You bought last bargain day

Well, you go out on Saturday night

You spend too much money on wine

Well, I work hard all week long

And I gotta have a little fun sometimes

[Chorus: Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton]

We'll get ahead someday

We'll get ahead someday

If the sun comes up and we both cut down

We'll get ahead someday

If the sun comes up and we both cut down

We'll get ahead someday

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Track details

From Just the Two of Us

1968

Album

Just the Two of Us

Release year

1968

—The Dark End of the Street
—Holding On to Nothing
—I Washed My Face in the Morning Dew
—Afraid to Love Again
—Just the Two of Us
—Closer by the Hour
—I Can
—Jeannie’s Afraid of the Dark
—Slip Away Today
—Somewhere Between
—The Party
—We'll Get Ahead Someday

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A Good Understanding
About Susan, About Your Woman
Afraid to Love AgainJust the Two of Us
Again
All I Need Is You
Always, Always
Anyplace You Want to Go
Anything's Better Than Nothing
Because One of Us Was Wrong

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Credits

Writer: Mack MaGaha
Producer: Bob Ferguson
Credited: Bob Ferguson, Dolly Parton, Mack MaGaha