Story Behind The Song

These things happen

Song Description

truck driver responds to disturbing call by battling the elements and rushing home to wife and son in hospital

Lyrics

THE LONG, HARD ROAD

HE'D BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR FIVE LONG DAYS;
IN THE DARK OF NIGHT, HIS EYES WOULD GLAZE;
AN' THE RAIN BEAT DOWN LIKE A THUND'RIN' HERD;
AN' HE'D SELL HIS SOUL FOR A SPOKEN WORD.
THOSE EIGHTEEN WHEELS MADE A WHININ' SOUND;
AN' HE LET 'ER ROAR...PUT THE PEDAL DOWN;
HE WAS ON THE ROAD FOR A ROUTINE HAUL,
THEN HIS CELL PHONE RANG, AN' HE GOT THAT CALL.

(CHORUS):
THE LONG, HARD ROAD...THAT LONG, HARD ROAD;
A THOUSAND MILES WITH A HEAVY LOAD;
A LONG, HARD GRIND WITH A WORRIED MIND,
AN' THE BIG WHEELS WHINE ON THAT LONG, HARD ROAD.

SHE SAT AN' PRAYED THAT HE'D BE BACK SOON;
THE LIGHT WAS DIM IN THE WAITIN' ROOM;
THE DOCTOR TOUCHED HER SHIVERIN' HAND;
SAID, "REST ASSURED, WE'LL DO ALL WE CAN".
IT WAS THIRTEEN HOURS SINCE THE HIT AN' RUN,
THAT STRUCK THAT BLOW TO THEIR ONLY SON;
AN' THERE HE LAY 'NEATH THE O.R. LIGHT;
WHILE DAD ROLLS ON THRU' THE STORMY NIGHT.

(CHORUS)

THE LAST TEN MILES SEEM A HUNDRED YEARS;
BUT HE ROLLS ON IN TO A STREAM A' TEARS;
SHE TAKES HIS HAND...SAYS, "I LOVE YOU";
THANK GOD YER' HOME...GOTTA' SEE HIM THROUGH.
SHE CRIES AN PRAYS FOR HER LITTLE BOY;
AN' THEN HER TEARS TURN TO TEARS OF JOY;
WHEN THE DOCTOR STEPS INTO THE ROOM;
"HE'LL BE OK...AN' HE'LL BE HOME SOON".

(CHORUS/LAST LINE):
BUT HE MADE GOOD TIME ON THAT LONG, HARD ROAD