Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Long Hard Road (1984) lyrics

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Long Hard Road (1984)
Way back in my memory there's a scene that I recall
Of a little run-down cabin in the woods
Where my dad never promised that our blue moon would turn gold
But he laid awake nights wishing that it would

When the world was on our radio hard work was on our minds
We lived our day-to-day in plain dirt fashion
With old overalls and cotton balls all strapped across your back
Man, it's hard to make believe there ain't nothing wrong

But momma kept the Bible read and daddy kept our family fed
And somewhere in between I must have grown
Cause someday I was dreaming that a song that I was singing
Takes me down the road to where I want to go
Now I know it's a long hard road


Sometimes I remember when I stayed up late at night
When the sun-up came we got up and went
In the shadows of a working day our moonlight hours spent
Singing songs along with grandma's radio

Now I'm beating down an old blacktop road sleeping in a sack
Living in my memories all in vain
Cause those city lights ain't all that bright compared to what it's like
To see lightning bugs go dancing in the rain

Momma played the guitar then and daddy made the saw blade bend
And raindrops played the tin roof like a drum
But I just kept on dreaming that a song that I was singing
Takes me down the road to where my name is known
Now I'm gone and it's a long hard road
Yes I know it's a long hard road