Tom T. Hall - Once Upon a Road

In 2007, as Christmas gift to his wife Dixie, Tom T. Hall released the CD Tom T. Hall Sings Miss Dixie & Tom T. on their independent bluegrass label Blue Circle Records. "Once Upon a Road" is a selection from this CD. Vocals: Tom T. Hall Words & Music: Tom T. Hall and Dixie Hall Album: Tom T. Hall Sings Dixie and Tom T. (Blue Circle Records - 2007) Lyrics: ONCE UPON A ROAD WHEN I WAS INNOCENT AND FREE AND THE BACKROADS OF AMERICA WERE LIKE TOYLAND TO ME IT SURELY WAS THE PROMISED LAND AND WE HAD OURSELVES TO PLEASE OH HOW THE MILK AND HONEY FLOWED ONCE UPON A ROAD ONCE UPON A ROAD WE COULD LIVE OFF OF THE LAND WATERMELONS ON THE VINE CHICKEN COOKIN' IN A PAN WATER CLEAN AND WATER FREE YOU COULD SLEEP BENEATH A TREE LOVE AND FREEDOM WAS OUR CODE THAT WAS ONCE UPON A ROAD ONCE UPON A ROAD REALLY WAS A CRAZY TIME WE BELIEVED WE COULD MOVE MOUNTAINS SO WE MOVED THEM IN OUR MINDS BLOOD AND SWEAT AND BITTER TEARS TOOK THE DAYS AND TOOK THE YEARS WE HAVE LITTLE LEFT TO SHOW FOR BEING ONCE UPON A ROAD ONCE UPON A ROAD WE WERE YOUNG AND WE WERE FAIR CHANGED THE FACE OF ALL AMERICA BUT NEVER IN THE BARBER CHAIR WE WERE FIGHTING FOR A DREAM FOUGHT A MIGHTY BIG MACHINE THERE AIN'T NOTHING THAT WE KNOW FOR BEING ONCE UPON A ROAD WE HAVE LITTLE LEFT TO SHOW FOR BEING ONCE UPON A ROAD