Hickory Grove, wait for me 
I'm just as poor as a man can be. 
Hickory Grove, wait for me 
I'm just as blind as the other men 
that see. 
 
Hickory Grove, make the sun 
Rise slower I don't have much time. 
Hickory Grove, watch me run 
Down through the years of my prime. 
 
Lady Luck, play your hand 
I've got a life for you to play with 
Hickory Grove, you will stand... 
I've got a dream that I can stay with.