Hillbilly Highway - Live 1987

Hillbilly

My granddaddy was a miner
But he finally saw the light
He didn't have much, just a beat-up truck
And a dream about a better life

Grandmama cried when she waved goodbye
You never heard such a lonesome sound
Pretty soon the dirt road turned into blacktop
Detroit City bound

Down that Hillbilly Highway
That old Hillbilly Highway
That old Hillbilly Highway
Goes on and on

Now he worked and saved his money
So that one day he might send
My old man off to college
To use his brains and not his hands

Grandmama cried when he waved goodbye
You never heard such a lonesome sound
Daddy had himself a good job in Houston
One more rolling down

That old Hillbilly Highway
That old Hillbilly Highway
That old Hillbilly Highway
Goes on and on
On and on and on
Here we go, rock

Granddaddy rolled over in his grave
The day that I quit school
I just sat around the house playing my guitar
Daddy said I was a fool

My mama cried when she waved goodbye
You never heard such a lonesome sound
Now I'm standing on this highway
If you're going my way, you know where I'm bound

Down that Hillbilly Highway
That old Hillbilly Highway
That old Hillbilly Highway
Goes on and on

Yeah, pretty mama, let's roll down long

Hillbilly Highway

Hillbilly Highway