The Hard Way

(Verse 1) I fought too much, I drank too much, I said the wrong words, I missed your touch. I trusted wrong, I held back too long, I broke my own heart, yeah, I was wrong. (Chorus) I learned the hard way, I learned the hard way. I fell, I broke, I crashed, I stayed— I learned the hard way. (Verse 2) I pushed the wrong people, I pulled the right ones close, I saw the truth too late, I made mistakes the most. I stayed up too late, I screamed at the walls, I’ve got my share of scars, yeah I had my falls. (Chorus) I learned the hard way, I learned the hard way. I fell, I broke, I crashed, I stayed— I learned the hard way. (Bridge – fast, driving) I burned bridges, I bent, I bled, But I’m better now, yeah, I moved ahead. I was lost, I was blind, But those scars were mine, yeah, those scars were mine! (Chorus – repeat, punchy) I learned the hard way, I learned the hard way. I fell, I broke, I crashed, I stayed— I learned the hard way. I learned the hard way, I learned the hard way. I fell, I broke, I crashed, I stayed— I learned the hard way. (Outro – upbeat, shouted) Yeah! I’m just a human being, I learned the hard way! And I’m better today!