Hickory grove, wait for me
I'm just as poor as a man can be
Hickory grove, wait for me
I'm just as blinded as the other men that see

Hickory grove, make the sun
Rise slower, I don't have much time
Hickory grove, watch me run
Down through the years of my prime

Lady luck, play your hand
I've got a life for you to play with
Hickory grove, you will stand
I've got a dream that I can stay with
Oh oh oh oh oh oh