long hard road

Alan Jackson

It s a long, hard road I m traveling on
It seems forever I ve been gone
Yeah, it s a long, hard road I m traveling on
Lord, I need to find my way back home

I hear the voice of my sweet mama calling
Telling me to change my ways
In my mind, I smell the dogwoods blooming
Takes me back to yesterday

Yeah, it s a long, hard road I m traveling on
It seems forever I ve been gone
Yeah, it s a long, hard road I m traveling on
Lord, I need to find my way back home

I left behind the person I once was
Changed for good and sought the bad
I ve wasted days and nights on love, but got none
I ve traded happiness for sad

Yeah, it s a long, hard road I m traveling on
It seems forever I ve been gone
Yeah, it s a long, hard road I m traveling on
Lord, I need to find my way back home

I ve felt the hurt of a broken heart inside me
I ve felt the joy of love unchained
I ve seen the rain wash away the mountain
Like tears have washed away my pain

Yeah, it s a long, hard road I m traveling on
It seems forever I ve been gone
Yeah, it s a long, hard road I m traveling on
Lord, I need to find my way back home

I ve watched a loved one dear to my heart dying
I ve heard a newborn baby s cry
I ve walked the path of glory and of darkness
I ve felt the guilt of a senseless life

Yeah, it s a long, hard road I m traveling on
It seems forever I ve been gone
Yeah, it s a long, hard road I m traveling on
Lord, I need to find my way back home

Drank to forget, and I ve drank to remember
I ve drank for love and I ve drank for hate
I ve danced alone with a full moon up above me
Lighting the way to Heaven s gate

Yeah, it s a long, hard road I m traveling on
It seems forever I ve been gone
Yeah, it s a long, hard road I m traveling on
Lord, I need to find my way back home

I ve felt the love of Jesus shining on me
I ve felt the Devil s wicked ways
Prayed for forgiveness, prayed for redemption
Prayed just to make it through the day

Yeah, it s a long, hard road I m traveling on
It seems forever I ve been gone
Yeah, it s a long, hard road I m traveling on
Lord, I need to find my way back home