Way ^Dback in my ^Gmemory ^Dthere's a scene that I recall Of ^Aa little run^Ddown cabin in the woods Where my dad never ^Gpromised ^Dthat our blue moon would turn gold But ^Ahe laid awake ^Dnights wishin' that it would When the world ^Gwas on our ^Dradio hard work was on our minds We l^Aived our da^Dy-to-day in plain dirt fashion With ol' overal^Gls and co^Dtton balls all strapped across your back Man, i^At's hard to mak^De believe there ain't nothing wrong But ^Bmmomma kept the ^GBible read and daddy kept our family fed And somewhere in b^Aetween I must have grown Caus^Bme someday I wa^Gs dreamin' that a song that I was singin' Takes ^Dme down the ^Aroad to where I want to go Now ^BmI ^Aknow, ^Dit's a long hard road Sometimes I ^Grememb^Der when I stayed up late at night When t^Ahe sun-up ca^Dme, we got up and went In the shadows of ^Ga work^Ding' day our moonlight hours spent Singi^An' songs a^Dlong with Gramma's radio Now I'm beatin' do^Gwn a o^Dl' blacktop road sleepin' in a sack Li^Avin' in my me^Dmories all in vain Cause those city l^Gights ai^Dn't all that bright compared to what its like To see ^ALightning B^Dugs go dancin' in the rain Mom^Bmma played the g^Guitar then and daddy made the saw blade bend And ra^Dindrops play^Aed the tin roof like a drum But ^BmI just kept ^Gon dreamin' that a song that I was singin' Takes ^Dme down the roa^Ad to where my name is known Now ^BmI'm g^Aone, a^Dnd it`s a long hard road Yes,^Bm I ^Aknow, ^Dit`s a long hard road.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Long Hard Road