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