Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Long Hard Road Lyrics
Way back in my memory there's a scene that i recallOf a little run-down cabin in the woodsWhere my dad never promised that our blue moon would turn goldBut he laid awake nights wishin' 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,With ol' overalls and cotton balls all strapped across your backMan, it's hard to make believe there ain't nothing wrong.But momma kept the bible read and daddy kept our family fed,And somewhere in between i must have grownCause someday i was dreamin' that a song that i was singin'Takes me down the road to where i want to go.Now i know, it's a long hard roadSometimes i remember when i stay up late at night,When the sun-up came, we got up and wentIn the shadows of a working' day, our moonlight hours spentSingin' songs along with gramma's radio.Now i'm beatin' down a ol' blacktop road, sleepin' in a sack,Livin' in my memories all in vain'cause those city lights ain't all that bright, compared to what its likeTo see lightning bugs go dancin' in the rain.Momma played the guitar then, and daddy made the saw blade bend,And raindrops played the tin roof like a drum.But i just kept on dreamin' that a song that i was singin'Takes me down the road to where my name is known.Now i'm gone, and its a long hard roadYes, i know, its a long hard road.
