He's got a mountain of bills, he's got dirt on his There's been three that's been workin' the land his granddaddy's ghost sayin' Son, everyone face the long hard truth
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 gets you through
She can't the fear in her little boy's eyes Dad has come home crazy too many times My mamma's on the telephone saying Child, you gotta think about mournin' you
And you might be forced to The thing you'll ever have to do
Holdin' on, lettin' go, right or wrong, it's hard to 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 clear direction, wondering way to go And it like hell, your conscience burns Any way you you lose
Sometimes just getting through be The hardest thing you'll ever 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 gets you through, whatever you through, yeah
The thing (The thing, the hardest thing) It might be your hardest thing to do, (The thing, the hardest thing)
The thing, the hardest thing The hardest thing, the hardest (You might face your own truth) The hardest thing, the thing