Lyrics

[Intro] Here we go [Verse 1] Seen a man standin' over a dead dog By the highway in a ditch He's looking down, kinda puzzled Pokin' that dog with a stick Got his car door flung open He's standin' out on Highway 31 Like if he stood there long enough That dog'd get up and run [Chorus] Struck me kinda funny Kinda funny, yes indeed How at the end of every hard-earned day People find some reason to believe [Verse 2] Mary Lou loved Johnny With a love mean and true She said, "Baby, I'll work for you every day Bring my money home to you" One day, he up and lеft her And ever sincе that She waits down the end of that dirt road For young Johnny to come back [Chorus] Now it seems kinda funny Seemed kinda funny to me How at the end of every hard-earned day People find some reason to be— [Verse 3] Take a baby to the river Kyle William, they call him Wash the baby in the water Take away little Kyle's sins In a whitewashed shotgun shack An old man passes away They take the body to the graveyard And over him they pray [Chorus] Lord, won't you tell us Tell us, what does it mean? Still at the end of every hard-earned day People find some reason to be— [Verse 4] Congregation gathers Down by the riverside A priest waitin' with his Bible Groom stands waitin' for his bride Congregation gone as the sun sets Behind a weeping willow tree The groom stands alone on the banks And watches the river rush on So effortlessly [Chorus] Wonderin' Where can his baby be? Still at the end of every hard-earned day You can find some reason to believe