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