Hard Road

[Intro] Yeah, ha [Verse 1] My mama 'n' papa told me, "Son, that you're just a fool" When I told 'em I was leaving home, I was leaving school, yeah, yeah So then in a couple of hours I found myself Heading down that southbound road With everything I owned on my back I carried such a heavy load, yeah [Chorus] And it's a hard, hard road that I travel It's a hard, hard road that I travel It's a hard, hard road that I travel down the line And it's a hard, hard road down the line [Verse 2] Well I wanna tell ya friends That it's good to be a travelling man 'Cause I'm doing what I want to Living just the best that I can Nobody putting rings around my neck To put me in a pigeon hole I've got my dog and my radio To listen to some rock 'n' roll [Chorus] And it's a hard, hard road that I travel It's a hard, hard road that I travel It's a hard, hard road that I travel down the line And it's a hard, hard road down the line, yeah [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] Nobody gonna put things 'round my neck Or buy me no pigeon hole I've got my dog and my radio To listen to some rock 'n' roll, now listen [Chorus] And it's a hard, hard road that I travel It's a hard, hard road that I travel It's a hard, hard road that I travel down the line It's a hard, hard road that I travel It's a hard, hard road that I travel It's a hard, hard road that I travel down the line, woo It's a hard, hard road that I travel It's a hard, hard road that I travel It's a hard, hard road that I travel down the line And it's a hard, hard road down the line, yeah Get out of here [Instrumental Outro]