Long Hard Road the Sharecroppers Dream Lyrics by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Long Hard Road the Sharecroppers Dream Lyrics

    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 wishin' 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 ol' 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 dreamin' that a song that i was singin'
    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 stay 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
    Singin' songs along with gramma's radio.

    Now i'm beatin' down a ol' blacktop road, sleepin' in a sack,
    Livin' in my memories all in vain
    'cause those city lights ain't all that bright, compared to what its like
    To see lightning bugs go dancin' 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 dreamin' that a song that i was singin'
    Takes me down the road to where my name is known.

    Now i'm gone, and its a long hard road
    Yes, i know, its a long hard road.

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