Once Upon A Road Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
Once Upon A Road
Recorded by Tom T. Hall
Written by Tom T. Hall and Dixie Hall
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Once upon a
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road when I was innocent and
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free
And the back roads of
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America were like toy land to
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me
It surely was the
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promised land and we had ourselves a
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dream
Oh how the milk and honey
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flowed
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once upon a
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road
Once upon a
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road we could live off of the
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land
Watermelons on the
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vine chicken cookin' in a
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pan
Water clean and water
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free you could sleep beneath a
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Love and freedom was our
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code
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that was once upon a
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road
Once upon a
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road really was a crazy
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time
We believed we could move
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mountains so we moved them in our
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minds
Blood and sweat and bitter
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tears took the days and took the
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years
We have little left to
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show
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for being once upon a
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road
Once upon a
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road we were young and we were
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fair
Changed the face of all
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America
But never hung around in the barber
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chair
We were fighting for a
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dream fought a mighty big
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machine
There ain't nothing that we
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know
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for being once upon a
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road
We have little left to
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show
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for being once upon a
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road
FAQ
Who sang the the song Once Upon A Road?
- The song Once Upon A Road was sang by Tom T. Hall.
Who is Tom T. Hall?
- Thomas T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is included in Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Songwriters. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.
