You meet a lot of travelers on the road that winds through life
Some hands hold the light of love, some hands conceal a knife
Some friends stand behind you, some lie right to your face
I don't have time for looking back, i've got to run this race

Some receive salvation and they love you for your prayers
Some resent the role you played and claim the work was theirs
Some people like to put you down 'cause they know you won't fight back
Some folks speak of love and peace but their heart is cold and black

Down a long hard road, where i come from
Down a long hard road i'm traveling on
Down a long hard road and i keep going, going, going, going
Down a long hard road, where i come from
Down a long hard road that i've been on
Down a long hard road and i keep going, going, going

Some people never understand the road you're traveling on
Some people hate you while you live, some love you when you're gone
Forget about you're reputation, Satan's gonna shake it up
Some people don't know truth from lies, so they just make it up
All right now

Down a long hard road, where i come from
Down a long hard road i'm traveling on
Down a long hard road and i keep going, going, going, going
Down a long hard road, where i come from
Down a long hard road that i've been on
Down a long hard road, i just keep going, going, going, going
It's great to feel that love for all those people that you know
But if they change direction, wish them well and let them go
You know it may be sad to lose so many friend along the way
But the road i'm walking on, it gets more narrow every day
Yeah

Down a long hard road, where i come from
Down a long hard road i'm traveling on
Down a long hard road, i just keep going, going, going, going
Down a long hard road, where i come from
Down a long hard road that i've been on
Down a long hard road, i just keep going, going, going, going
Down a long hard road
Down a long hard road
Down a long hard road, i just keep going, going, going, going