I stood at the mouth of the river Stared way down into the deep Then I threw my sin and the devil within And I never got no relief I went down to the bottom of the barrel I knelt down by the edge of a grave With my hand on the gun 'cause of what I have done It's been a long hard day Long hard day Yeah, it's been a long, a long hard day, yeah Yeah, it's been a long, a long hard day, ay, yeah No stone left uncovered Out by the light of the moon [?] my deal on the spinning wheel Hell will be coming soon Yeah, hell will be coming soon Yeah, it's been a long, a long hard day, yeah Yeah, it's been a long, a long hard day, yeah, yeah Yeah, it's been a long, a long hard day, ooh Yeah, it's been a long, a long hard day, yeah, yeah Now there ain't no ripple in the water There ain't no blood in the sand There ain't no moves in the game I play It's been a long hard day Long hard day A long hard day