MARCUS HUMMON
Mom and daddy had a place by a river
an old red barn on top of a hill
shoulder high corn, a couple bad winters
government loan couldn't pay the bill
we auctioned off a tractor, and an antique dresser
i even offered up a fishing pole
bankman says, it sure is a pity...
to see such nice folks hit the road
CHORUS: sometimes you've got to cut and run
sometimes you've got to keep holding on
just when you think you are finally home
off you go, all your life
you hit the road
worked in a mill on the ohio
greasin' up gears on japanese cars
raisin' a family, squeezin' on a dollar
layin in a hammock starin' at the stars
when bad news came in the shape of a letter
with two weeks pay and then off you go...
we're scaling back, it's all for the better...
c'mon baby let's hit the road
CHORUS: sometimes you've got to cut and run
sometimes you've got to keep holding on
just when you think you are finally home
off you go, all your life
you hit the road
i settled down in a small town in the country
building willow rocking chairs
after all these years, don't it seem funny
sinking roots, lifting prayers
my little boy says my daddy's gone crazy...
he's down on his knees
where the green grass grows...
i'm slammin' my fist into the black dirt sayin'
watch this son, i'm hitting the road
CAREERS-BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING,INC./FLOYD'S DREAM MUSIC(BMI)