He's got a mountain of bills, got dirt on his hands been three generations that's been workin' the land Here's his granddaddy's ghost Son, everyone gotta face the hard truth
And it be up to you to do The thing 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 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 about mournin' you
And you might be forced to The thing you'll ever have to do
Holdin' on, lettin' go, right or wrong, hard to know You do your best, leave the To chance, fate, God or Whatever gets you through, whatever you through
Now everybody's gonna find a fork 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 thing you'll have to do
Holdin' on, go, right or wrong, it's hard to know You do your best and leave the 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 thing, the hardest thing The thing, the hardest thing (You might face your own truth) The hardest thing, the hardest