Well, I saw him bailin' out a mack truck Comin' off a long run Lookin' bout a hundred years old We started sippin' on coffee Good ol' boy talkin' When he told me bless my soul Said, son you look ready Small town ready To blow this Texaco Can't dream here anymore Careful what you wish for You don't know what you don't know Yeah, the road is the hardest part It'll run a hole right through your heart You get all them wheels a turnin' It's gonna feel like a fire that's burnin' Yeah, you're so ready to get somewhere But let me tell you 'fore you start That the road is the hardest part Yeah, the road is the hardest part Man, he wasn't lyin' Seen my share of white lines Gotta tell you, he was right It's a cowboy ride, it's an outlaw life It's a give it to me one more time No, it ain't where you wind up It ain't where you start Yeah, the road is the hardest part It'll run a hole right through your heart You get all them wheels a turnin' It's gonna feel like a fire that's burnin' Yeah, you're so ready to get somewhere But let me tell you 'fore you start That the road is the hardest part (Yeah) Yeah, the road is the hardest part It'll run a hole right through your heart You get all them wheels a turnin' It's gonna feel like a fire that's burnin' Yeah, you're so ready to get somewhere Let me tell you 'fore you start Yeah, you're so ready to get somewhere Let me tell you 'fore you start Yeah, the road is the hardest part Yeah, the road it's the hardest part Saw him bailin' out a mack truck Comin' off a long run Lookin' 'bout a hundred years old Started sippin' on coffee Good ol' boy talkin' He said, bless my soul