The 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 --- The Hardest Thing - Van Zant