Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's first No.1 song on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, released in 1984 as the lead single from their album "Plain Dirt Fashion."

"Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)",written by Country songwriter Rodney Crowell, is told through the eyes of the son of a sharecropper, who was forced to work long hours for little pay and tells of how his dreams take him to a better life.

This performance was recorded live at Church Street Station in Orlando, Florida.