It's A Long Rocky Road Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Horton
It's A Long Rocky Road
written and recorded by Johnny Horton
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It's a long rocky road that has no turning
When the one you love proves
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untrue
You just
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sit home alone
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by your tele
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phone
Crying your heart out for
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someone who's
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untrue
It's a long rocky road that has no turning
Teardrops on my pillow tell me
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so
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no use in me saying I
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haven't been
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praying
For something I treasure and
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know I cannot
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hold
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faithful little darling
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that's what I use to say
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But you paid no attention
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you just went on your
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way
Oh it's a
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long rocky road that has no turning
This yearning dear I hold for
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you
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no use of me sighing
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no use of me
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crying
I'll travel alone for
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I'm lost without
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you
FAQ
Who sang the the song It's A Long Rocky Road?
- The song It's A Long Rocky Road was sang by Johnny Horton.
Who is Johnny Horton?
- John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 - November 5, 1960) was an American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, during the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his saga songs that became international hits beginning with the 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans", which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century". His first No. 1 country song was in 1959, "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)".
Horton's music usually encompassed folk ballads based on American historic themes and legend. He had two successes in 1960 with both "Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska," the latter utilized over the opening credits to the John Wayne film of the same name. Horton died in November 1960 at the peak of his fame in a traffic collision, less than two years after his breakthrough. Horton is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
