Professors of the School of Hard Knocks

Some people are of the belief, that teacher come from one place From a school or university, with degrees all over the wall Know great big fancy words, recites Shakespeare With IQ's a mile high, that would put most to a disgrace When in reality, have no common sense at all Have read all the books and can pass any test that might appear Which is all fine and good, but there is a limit to everything Like a preacher needs to practice what he preaches after a sermon Like a teacher, should be able to use what he teaches in the field If they cannot, all that knowledge doesn't mean a thing Or he did not learn from his lesson Therefore not much in his overall yield I have been to a university and have a degree It is just a piece of paper, not sure where the diploma is at Vietnam War was going on and seemed like a good thing at the time It was BS and so was the degree Their version of ranching did not fit under my cowboy hat But were ever so happy to take every nickel and dime My best teacher have been old hobos and old cowboys The ones that rode the rails and have been on a bronc or two Knowing quitting time is when the job is done, not punching time clocks Not saying a word for days at a time of making Saturday night noise Working with what they had and doing what they had to do THE REAL PROFFESSORS OF THE SCHOOL OR HARD KNOCKS