But he finally saw the light
He didn't have much
Just a beat-up truck and a dream about a better life
Grandmama cried when she waved goodbye
You never heard such a lonesome sound.
Pretty soon the dirt road turned
Into blacktop, Detroit City bound
Down that hillbilly highway
On That hillbilly highway
That old Hillbilly highway
Goes on and on.
Now he worked and saved his money
So that one day he might send
My daddy off to college
To use his brains and not his hands
Grandmama cried when she waved goodbye
Never heard such a lonesome sound.
But daddy had himself a good job in Houston
One more rollin' down
Down that old hillbilly highway
That old hillbilly highway
That old Hillbilly highway
Goes on and on.
--- Instrumental ---
Now grandaddy rolled over in his grave
The day that I quit school
I just sat around the house playin' my guitar,
Daddy said I was a fool
My mama cried when I said goodbye,
I never heard such a lonesome sound.
Now I'm standin' on this highway
And if you're going my way
You know where I'm bound
Down that old hillbilly highway
That old hillbilly highway
That old Hillbilly highway
Goes on and on...
My grandaddy was a miner But he finally saw the light He didn't have much Just a beat-up truck and a dream about a better life Grandmama cried when she waved goodbye You never heard such a lonesome sound. Pretty soon the dirt road turned Into blacktop, Detroit City bound Down that hillbilly highway On That hillbilly highway That old Hillbilly highway Goes on and on. Now he worked and saved his money So that one day he might send My daddy off to college To use his brains and not his hands Grandmama cried when she waved goodbye Never heard such a lonesome sound. But daddy had himself a good job in Houston One more rollin' down Down that old hillbilly highway That old hillbilly highway That old Hillbilly highway Goes on and on. --- Instrumental --- Now grandaddy rolled over in his grave The day that I quit school I just sat around the house playin' my guitar, Daddy said I was a fool My mama cried when I said goodbye, I never heard such a lonesome sound. Now I'm standin' on this highway And if you're going my way You know where I'm bound Down that old hillbilly highway That old hillbilly highway That old Hillbilly highway Goes on and on... Explain Request ×
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