Long Hard Road

[Chorus] It's a long, hard road I'm traveling on 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 [Verse 1] I hear the voice my sweet mamma called me Telling me to change my ways In my mind, I smell the dogwood blooming Takes me back to yesterday [Chorus] [Verse 2] I left behind the person that I once was I changed for good and some for bad I've wasted days and nights on love forgotten I've traded happiness for sad [Chorus] [Verse 3] 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 a mountain Like tears have washed away my pain [Chorus] [Verse 4] I've watched some loved ones dear to my heart dying I've heard a newborn baby's cry I've walked a path of glory and of darkness I've felt the guilt of a senseless life [Chorus] [Verse 5] Drank to forget and I've drank to remember And 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 [Chorus] [Verse 6] 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 [Chorus]