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