Long Hard Road

Way back in my memory there's a scene that I recall
Of a little run down cabin in the woods
My daddy never promised that our blue moon would turn gold
He'd lay awake nights wishing that it would

When the world was on our radio hard work was on our minds
We lived our day to day in plain dirt fashion
Old overalls cotton balls all strapped across your back
Man it's hard to make believe there ain't nothing wrong

Mama kept the Bible read daddy kept our family fed
And somewhere in between I must have grown
Someday I was dreaming' about a song I was singing
Will take me down the road to where I wanna go
Now I know it's a Long Hard Road

Sometimes I remember when I stay up late at night
When the sun up came we got up and went
In the shadows of our working days our moonlight hours spent
Singing songs along with grandma's radio
I'm beaten down that old blacktop road sleeping' in a sack
Living up my memories all in vain
But them city lights ain't all that bright compared to what it's like
To see lightning bugs go dancing in the rain

And mama played the guitar then daddy made the saw blade bend
And the raindrops played the tin roof like a drum
And I just kept on dreaming about a song I was singing
Would take me down the road where my name is known
Now I know it's a Long Hard Road

And mama played the guitar then daddy made the saw blade bend
And raindrops played the tin roof like a drum
But I just kept on dreaming about a song I was singing
Would take me down the road where my name is known
Now I'm gone it's a Long Hard Road
Yes I'm gone
It's a Long Hard Road