Long Rocky Road

This road is long and road is long and rocky Like others Ive been on At times its paved with silver and gold And sometimes its a muddy mess But whether its smooth or rocky The Lord knows Ive done my best I chose good and some were bad But where my choices lead me Have gotten me where I am I have paid the price in honkytonks and bars across the land Ive thrown my share of punches Been knocked down on my can Taken my chances at cards and dice And fooled around at love Some girls I chose to get rid of And some of I never got enough I walked in the face of cold dark wind And came out on the sunny side I swam across rivers to beat the tide Im another man taking another stand Waiting for my time And when my time is over one thing I know is true Life's been fun even if this road Took a bite out of my youth David Pennington