Hardest Thing

                                  He's got a mountain of bills, he's got dirt on his hands

There's been three generations that's been workin' the land

Here's his granddaddy's ghost sayin'

?Son, everyone gotta face the long hard truth?



And it might be up to you to do

The hardest thing you'll ever have to do



Holdin' on, lettin' go, right or wrong, it's hard to know

You do your best and leave the rest

To chance, fate, God or grace

Whatever gets you through



She can't stand the fear in her little boy's eyes

Dad has come home actin' crazy too many times

My mamma's on the telephone line saying

?Child, sometimes you gotta think about mournin' you?



And you might be forced to chose

The hardest thing you'll ever have to do



Holdin' on, lettin' go, right or wrong, it's hard to know

You do your best, leave the rest

To chance, fate, God or grace

Whatever gets you through, whatever gets you through



Now everybody's gonna find themselves a fork in the road

No clear direction, wondering which way to go

And it hurts like hell, your conscience burns

Any way you turn you lose



Sometimes just getting through might be

The hardest thing you'll ever have to do



Holdin' on, lettin' go, right or wrong, it's hard to know

You do your best and leave the rest

To chance, fate, God or grace

Whatever gets you through, whatever gets you through, yeah



The hardest thing

(The hardest thing, the hardest thing)

It might be your hardest thing to do, yeah

(The hardest thing, the hardest thing)



The hardest thing, the hardest thing

The hardest thing, the hardest thing

(You just might face your own truth)

The hardest thing, the hardest thing