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