The Hard Way

Those summer days were one long holiday

We grew up, roots were laid, the wind blew, we would sway

I said I had feelings and you felt them too

So in springtime, we bloomed, but in fall, we fell too

Mmm, we fell too

Our troubles started like weeds in a garden

They blossomed till it was too late

If we picked them sooner, we might have a future

I learned that the hard way

Yes, I learned that the hard way

I was so green, was so young, so naive

Thinking you'd stay forever, my strong giving tree

But your branches fell in a bundle of cells

Grew like ivy inside you, but we couldn't tell

Our troubles started like weeds in a garden

They sprouted till it was too late

If I picked them off ya, I might not have lost ya

I learned that the hard way

Yes, I learned that the hard way

Our troubles started like weeds in a garden

They blossomed till it was too late

If you pick them early, you don't have to worry

I learned that the hard way

Yes, I learned that the hard way

Oh, I learned that the hard way