He's got a mountain of bills, he's got on his hands There's been three that's been workin' the land his granddaddy's ghost sayin' Son, everyone gotta face the long 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 little eyes Dad has come home actin' crazy too times My mamma's on the telephone saying Child, you gotta think about mournin' you
And you be forced to chose The hardest thing you'll have to do
Holdin' on, lettin' go, right or wrong, hard to know You do best, leave the rest To chance, fate, God or Whatever gets you through, whatever gets you
Now everybody's gonna find themselves a in the road No clear direction, which way to go And it like hell, your conscience burns Any way you turn you
Sometimes getting through might be The hardest thing ever have to do
Holdin' on, lettin' go, right or wrong, it's to know You do your best and the rest To chance, fate, God or gets you through, whatever gets you through, yeah
The thing (The hardest thing, the thing) It might be your hardest thing to do, (The hardest thing, the thing)
The hardest thing, the thing The thing, the hardest thing (You just might your own truth) The hardest thing, the hardest