Hard Out Here

Well after all these years of runnin' 'round

Always flyin' high and fallin' down

I gotta get back to the way I was

I'm gonna turn it all 'round just because

And everybody's talkin' 'bout the shape I'm in

They say, "boy, you ain't a poet, just a drunk with a band"

All over and over, again and again

Lord, they don't know about the places I've been

It gets hard out here, I know it don't 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 somethin' I'm missin'

My mama told me I should'a gone into easy listenin'

Joined up with a band 'cause I thought it was cool

Good Lord, good Lord, I should'a gone back to school

Oh no, pretty darlin', it'll be okay

You know, one of these days, I'm gonna take you away

She said, Oh sweet daddy, you're probably right

You know we might get lucky, but it won't be tonight

It gets hard out here, I know it don't 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 know it don't seem it

I said I'd try, but I never did mean it

Nobody's listenin', so we might as well scream it

Oh God, we're all outta beer, it gets hard out here