When I come to the morning, I'm still stoned out of my mind

I've got no time for happiness, no time for warm sunshine

I ask myself why I do what I do, and my heart's so blind

But I don't have a damn fucking clue, the answer's too hard to find

So when I lay me down, I pray just to clear my mind, and it hits me right between my eyes

I gotta learn the hard way every time, every time, every time

I gotta learn the hard way every time, every time, every time

I gotta learn the hard way every time

Somehow when you come around, I feel farther away, and I'm getting used to the sick feeling more and more each day

I hate the way, the way I like it, I'd say that I'm afraid

Every time, every time, I gotta learn the hard way every time

Every time, every time, I gotta learn the hard way every time

Got these feelings working overtime, got these, they're not just getting paid

My nerves are shot, my soul's worn thin, and I ain't gotta dime

Keep trying to move forward, but I'm stuck here in rewind

So ask me how I got this way, and I won't, I just won't tell no lie

I guess I'll be this way until I die

Just gotta learn the hard way every time, every time, every time

I said yeah, yeah, every time