My grandaddy was a minerbut he finally saw the light
He didn t have muchjust a beat-up truck and a dream about a better life
Grandmama cried when she waved goodbyenever heard such a lonesome sound
Pretty soon the dirt road turned into blacktopDetroit City bound

Down that hillbilly highway
That hillbilly highway
Hillbilly highway
Goes on and on

He worked and saved his money so that one day he might send
My old man off to collegeto use his brains and not his hands
Grandmama cried when she waved goodbyenever heard such a lonesome sound
But daddy had himself a good job in Houstonone more rollin down

Down that hillbilly highway
That hillbilly highway
Hillbilly highway
Goes on and on

Grandaddy rolled over in his grave the day that I quit school
I just sat around the house playin my guitarDaddy said I was a fool
My mama cried when I said goodbyeI 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

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