Long Hard Road

Way back in my memory there's a scene that I recall
Of a little run down cabin in the woods
Where my daddy never promised that our blue moon would turn gold
But he'd lay awake nights a-wishin' that it would
When the world was on our radio, hard work was on our mind
We lived our day to day in plain dirt fashion
With old overalls and cotton balls all strapped across your back
Man it's hard to make believe there ain't nothin' wrong
But mama kept the bible readin', daddy kept our family fed
And somewhere in between I must have grown

Someday I was dreamin' that a song that I was singin'
Would take me down the road to where I wanna go
And now I know it's a long hard road

Sometimes I remember when I'd stay up late at night
When sunup came, we got up and went
In the shadows of a workin' day our moonlight hours spent
Singin' songs along on grandma's radio

Now I'm beatin' down an old blacktop road, sleepin' in a sack
Livin' up my memories all in vain
'Cause those city lights ain't all
That bright compared to what it's like
To see lightnin' bugs go dancin' in the rain
Mama played the guitar then and daddy made the saw blade bend
And rain drops played the tin roof like a drum

But I just kept on dreamin' that a song that I was singin'
Would take me down the road to where my name is known
And now I'm gone, it's a long hard road

Yeah now I know it's a long hard road