The Hill Ain't the End

[Instrumental intro — Holler Roll-Up G6 Em7 Cadd9 D7, slap bass and harmonica] [Spoken — male solo] Look up there. That's a hill, not a dead end. [Verse 1] Had a tire going flat on a two-lane stretch A pocket full of nothin' and a shirt full of sweat Looked at that long uphill, said, "Here we go again" Then I laughed at the road like I was meeting an old friend [Chorus] The hill ain't the end, it's only rising ground You don't know what's beyond it till you walk on up and look around When the old wheels squeak, let the whole world hear 'em sing You can make a fine old song out of a hard and stubborn thing The hill ain't the end, no sir, the hill ain't the end [Verse 2] Took a wrong turn once, thought I'd lost my name Spent too many years trying to pin it on blame But a man can change direction without changing where he's from I was born for a new beginning, and I reckon one has come [Chorus] The hill ain't the end, it's only rising ground You don't know what's beyond it till you walk on up and look around When the old wheels squeak, let the whole world hear 'em sing You can make a fine old song out of a hard and stubborn thing The hill ain't the end, no sir, the hill ain't the end [Instrumental — harmonica and piano over Holler Roll-Up, then stop-time] [Bridge — male solo] One foot, then another A little breath, a little grace I'm not racing with my brother I'm just finding my own pace [Final chorus] The hill ain't the end, it's only rising ground You don't know what's beyond it till you walk on up and look around I'm still laughing, still learning, still got songs I want to sing God can make a brand-new morning out of almost anything The hill ain't the end, no sir, the hill ain't the end [Spoken outro] Like 90 Going North! [End]