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