Red Dog Ash - It's a Hard Road Lyrics
Billy came from Houston, saw the writing on the wallHopped up on a northbound, rode it straight to ArkansasHad some family living there doing fair-to-goodGonna take a room, shack up a while, lay down that steel and woodIt’s a long roadIt’s a hard roadAnd it’s a lonely roadTo pull that heavy load“Your mama’s eyes shine in your face, same worry and same glowShe carried with her out of here some 16 years agoIt was raining when she let out, thunder rolling in the westThursday night to Little Rock, skin tight against her dressIt’s a long roadIt’s a hard roadAnd it’s a lonely roadTo pull that heavy load“Well, come on here Billy boy and sup with us tonightAnd tell of things unknown to us and set the story right.”“I grew up on the Gulf shore a fur piece down the wayAnd I did what I had to do that brought me here today.”On that long roadOn that hard roadAnd it’s a lonely roadTo pull that heavy loadRevenge is best served cold, but you take it when you canDon’t hesitate, make no mistake, get up and make your stand“Early morning when she comes home after working ‘till the lightShe’ll find the mess she never left and know it isn’t rightThat man of hers was no good, I saw the writing on the wallAnd last night when the time was right I let the hammer fall.”It’s a long roadIt’s a hard roadAnd it’s a lonely roadTo pull that heavy load
