He's got a mountain of bills, he's got dirt on his There's been generations that's been 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 thing you'll ever have to do
Holdin' on, lettin' go, right or wrong, it's hard to You do your best and the rest To chance, fate, God or Whatever gets you
She can't stand the fear in her little eyes Dad has come home actin' too many times My mamma's on the line saying Child, you gotta think about mournin' you
And you might be forced to The hardest thing ever have to do
Holdin' on, lettin' go, right or wrong, 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 direction, wondering which way to go And it hurts like hell, conscience burns Any way you you lose
Sometimes just getting through be The hardest thing you'll ever to do
Holdin' on, lettin' go, right or wrong, it's to know You do your best and the rest To chance, fate, God or Whatever gets you through, 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 hardest thing, the hardest (You might face your own truth) The hardest thing, the hardest