Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Long Hard Road lyrics

Way back in my memory there's a scene that I recall<br>Of a little run-down cabin in the woods<br>Where my dad never promised that our blue moon would turn gold<br>But he laid awake nights wishin' that it would.<br><br>When the world was on our radio, hard work was on our minds.<br>We lived our day-to-day in plain dirt fashion,<br>With ol' overalls and cotton balls all strapped across your back<br>Man, it's hard to make believe there ain't nothing wrong.<br><br>But momma kept the Bible read and daddy kept our family fed,<br>And somewhere in between I must have grown<br>Cause someday I was dreamin' that a song that I was singin'<br>Takes me down the road to where I want to go.<br><br>Now I know, it's a long hard road<br><br>Sometimes I remember when I stay up late at night,<br>When the sun-up came, we got up and went<br>In the shadows of a working' day, our moonlight hours spent<br>Singin' songs along with gramma's radio.<br><br>Now I'm beatin' down a ol' blacktop road, sleepin' in a sack,<br>Livin' in my memories all in vain<br>'cause those city lights ain't all that bright, compared to what it's like<br>To see lightning bugs go dancin' in the rain.<br><br>Momma played the guitar then, and daddy made the saw blade bend,<br>And raindrops played the tin roof like a drum.<br>But I just kept on dreamin' that a song that I was singin'<br>Takes me down the road to where my name is known.<br><br>Now I'm gone, and it's a long hard road<br>Yes, I know, it's a long hard road.