well after all these years of running round
always flying high and flying down
i gotta get back to the way i was
gonna turn it all 'round just because
and everybody's talkin about the shape im in
they say "boy, you aint a poet, just a drunk with a band."
all over and over, again and again,
Lord they dont know about the places ive been
it gets hard out here
i know it dont look it
i used to have heart, but the highway took it
the game was right but the deal was crooked
Lord i'll make it perfectly clear, it gets hard out here
i guess there must be something i'm missing
my momma told me i shouldve gone into easy listening
going with the band cause i thought it was cool
oh good Lord i shouldve gone back to school
oh pretty darlin it'll be ok
you know one of these days im gonna take you away
she said, "oh sweet daddy, youre probably right,
you know we might get lucky but it wont be tonight"
it gets hard out here
i know it dont look it
i used to have heart, but the highway took it
the game was right but the deal was crooked
Lord i'll make it perfectly clear, it gets hard out here
it gets hard out here
i know it dont seem it
i said i tried but i never did mean it
nobody's listening so we mine as well scream it
oh God we're all outta bed
it gets hard out here