Tom T. Hall - Once upon a road

^DOnce upon a ^Groad when I was innocent and ^Dfree And the back roads of ^AAmerica ^Gwere like toy land to ^Dme It surely was the ^Gpromised land and we had ourselves a ^Ddream Oh how the milk and honey ^Aflowed ^Gonce upon a ^Droad

Once upon a ^Groad we could live off of the ^Dland Watermelons on the ^Avine ch^Gicken cookin' in a p^Dan Water clean and water ^Gfree you could sleep beneath a ^Dtree Love and freedom was our ^Acode ^Gthat was once upon a ^Droad

Once upon a ^Groad really was a crazy ^Dtime We believed we could move ^Amountains s^Go we moved them in our m^Dinds Blood and sweat and bitter ^Gtears took the days and took the ^Dyears We have little left to ^Ashow ^Gfor being once upon a ^Droad Once upon a ^Groad we were young and we were ^Dfair Changed the face of all ^AAmerica ^GBut never hung around in the barber c^Dhair We were fighting for a ^Gdream fought a mighty big ^Dmachine There ain't nothing that we ^Aknow ^Gfor being once upon a ^Droad We have little left to ^Ashow ^Gfor being once upon a ^Droad