He's got a mountain of bills, he's got dirt on his been three generations that's been workin' the land Here's his granddaddy's ghost Son, everyone gotta face the long truth
And it be up to you to do The hardest you'll ever have to do
Holdin' on, lettin' go, or wrong, it's hard to know You do best and leave the rest To chance, fate, God or Whatever gets you
She can't the fear in her little boy's eyes Dad has come actin' crazy too many times My mamma's on the line saying Child, sometimes you gotta think mournin' you
And you might be forced to The hardest thing ever have to do
on, lettin' go, right or wrong, it's hard to know You do your best, leave the To chance, fate, God or gets you through, whatever gets you through
Now everybody's gonna find themselves a fork in the No clear direction, wondering way to go And it hurts like hell, your conscience Any way you turn you
Sometimes just getting might be The hardest thing ever have to do
Holdin' on, lettin' go, right or wrong, it's to know You do best and leave the rest To chance, fate, God or Whatever gets you through, whatever gets you through,
The hardest (The thing, the hardest thing) It might be hardest thing to do, yeah (The hardest thing, the thing)
The thing, the hardest thing The hardest thing, the thing (You just face your own truth) The hardest thing, the hardest