Lyrics

[Verse 1] Seen a man standin' over a dead dog By the highway in a ditch He's lookin' 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 Funny, sir, to me Still 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 left her And ever since that She wait down that dirt road For young Johnny to come back [Chorus] Struck me kinda funny Hmm, funny, yeah, indeed How at the end of every hard-earned day People find some reason to believe [Harmonica Solo] [Verse 3] Take a baby to the river Kyle William, they call him They 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] Oh Lord, won't you tell us Tell us, what does it mean? How at the end of every hard-earned day People find some reason to believe [Verse 4] Congregation gathers Down by the riverside Preacher stands with a Bible Groom stands waitin' for his bride Congregation gone The sun sets behind a weepin' willow tree Groom stands alone and watches that river rush on So effortlessly [Chorus] Mmm, he's wonderin' Where can his baby be? Still, at the end of every hard-earned day People find some reason to believe [Outro] Heh Woo Hey Hoo Hoo